"A missing woman, a shocking pregnancy, a dash of international intrigue, and a bottle or two of good Bergerac: it's another case for Bruno, Chief of Police. When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic Dordogne village of St. Denis, the worried hostess is quick to call on Bruno for help. Monica Felder is nowhere to be found, and her husband, a retired British major, is unreachable. And not long after Bruno discovers that Monica was traveling with a mysterious Irishman (her lover?), the two turn up dead. The Irishman's background in intelligence and his connection to Monica's husband only raise more questions for Bruno. Was she running away? How much does her husband really know? What's the real story behind a scandal buried in the threesome's military past? Meanwhile, the star of the girls' rugby team, a favorite of Bruno's, is pregnant, putting at risk her chances of being named to the French national squad. Bruno's search for the truth in both cases leads him to places he hadn't intended to go--but, as ever, he and his friends take time to savor the natural delights of the Dordogne. Sante!"--
Biografie
Martin Walker, geboren 1947, ist gebürtiger Schotte und nicht nur Schriftsteller, sondern auch Historiker und politischer Journalist. Er lebt in Washington und im Périgord und studierte Geschichte in Oxford sowie internationale Beziehungen und Wirtschaft in Harvard. Danach war er 25 Jahre lang Journalist bei der britischen Tageszeitung "The Guardian". Heute ist Martin Walker Vorsitzender des Global Business Policy Council, eines privaten Think Tanks für Topmanager mit Sitz in Washington. Er verfasste zahlreiche Sachbücher, unter anderem über den Kalten Krieg, über Gorbatschow und die Perestroika, über Präsident Bill Clinton sowie über das neue Amerika. Martin Walkers Bruno-Romane erscheinen gleichzeitig in zehn Sprachen.
