The Patriarch: A Mystery of the French Countryside

by Martin Walker

Book Overview

The eighth installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno.

Bruno Courr?ges is thrilled when he receives an invitation to the lavish birthday celebration of his childhood hero, World War II flying ace Marco "the Patriarch" Desaix. But when the party ends in the death of one of Marco's longtime friends, Gilbert, it turns into another day on the job for St. Denis's chief of police.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804173516
• ISBN13: 9780804173513
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Never got to read it

Generally I enjoy Walker's Bruno books. However, this one arrived so saturated with something that smelled like gasoline that i've never gotten to read it.