A Murder in Springtime
Martin Walker
Bruno, chief of police of the Dordogne town of St Denis, is no stranger to murder. But when he receives a phone call from his friend, Pamela, reporting a fatal attack on her newly arrived lodger, Josette Quirit, he is forced to recuse himself from the investigation due to his close ties to the case.
Luckily, he has a project to distract him. For hundreds of years, the market of St. Denis has been the beating heart of the small town. Now suddenly, customers and stall holders alike have fallen away dramatically. Frustrated with his work- where a new, young detective has been bought in to replace him-Bruno throws himself into breathing new life into his beloved market.
But it’s not long before Bruno finds hiself caught up in the investigation again when it transpires that Josette is not quite the kindly nurse she first appeared to be.
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