

In this gourmet crime novel, Bruno Courrèges, chief of the municipal police of Saint-Denis, investigates crimes involving ecology, organic wine, local produce, and viticultural struggles. Amid rural intrigues, mysterious murders, and walnut wine, the Dordogne becomes the stage for a confrontation between tradition and modernity.
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Welcome to Saint-Denis, charming village in the Périgord where life peacefully follows its course… until a GMO cereal field catch fire in the middle of the night. To Bruno Courrèges, the local police chief, this is just the beginning of a series of troubling events.
Ecological tensions immediately arise, while the trail of the anti-GMO activists is mentioned. But quickly, the investigation thickens. foreign winemakers take a very close interest in the fertile lands of the region, seeking to take control. The locals, on the other hand, have not said their last word.
Between Max, follower of organic wine, , Jacqueline, charming Québécoise recently settled, and Fernando, heir to a prestigious wine estate, the rivalry intensifies. Ambitions sharpen and the passion for natural wine, of the respect for the land and the traditional methods reveal deep divisions.
And as the conflict escalates, two mysterious deaths disrupt the tranquility of the community. Between polar rural, , Wine novel and social critique, Martin Walker weaves a delightful plot, punctuated by gastronomic references, of vineyard landscapes and of walnut wine glasses.
Translated from English by Gabrielle Merchez, this novel combines Suspense, , Wine culture and Chronicle of the Terroir in a cocktail as astonishing as it is addictive. Enthusiasts of Bruno the gourmet cop, the recurring hero of the series, will find here a thrilling adventure with decidedly modern accents.
Martin Walker, born in 1947, is a British writer passionate about alternative questions. He was particularly interested in medical scandals and to the pharmaceutical lobbies. In parallel with his committed essays, he is the author of a series of Detective novels featuring Bruno, a gourmet cop in the southwest of France. His love for wine, the gastronomy and the French rurality irrigates each of his novels with authenticity.
Type of article : Book – Detective Novel
Title : Dark Harvest: Crimes, Lies, and Walnut Wine
Author : Martin Walker
Translator : Gabrielle Merchez
Language : French
Format : Pocket
Number of pages : 416
Dimensions : 17.8 x 11 x 2 cm
Weight : 208 g
ISBN : 978-2-7024-4952-3
EAN13 : 9782702449523
Editor : Le Masque
Collection : Pocket Mask (2)
Series : An investigation by Bruno Courrèges
Publication date : March 11, 2020
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