Murder in the Dordogne | Martin Walker

Bruno Courrèges, chief of the municipal police in the village of Saint-Denis, in Dordogne, sees his peaceful existence disrupted by a murder of unprecedented brutality. Hamid, a retired French army veteran who had acted heroically during World War II, is found at home stabbed multiple times, with a swastika carved on his chest. Immediately, investigators consider it a racist crime and suspicions turn towards far-right groups. Kept at arm's length by the national police, Bruno is nonetheless determined to uncover the truth in this case. But some truths are hard to hear, and their consequences shake even the most tranquil of villages. A picturesque and delectable detective series in the tradition of Commissioner Maigret's investigations. Translated from English by Serge Cuilleron.