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The patriarch : a mystery of the French countryside / Martin Walker.
Attending the lavish birthday celebration of a World War II hero, police chief Bruno becomes intimately tangled in the family's dynamics when one of their close friends dies under suspicious circumstances
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- ISBN: 9780804173513
- ISBN: 0804173516
- Physical Description: 321 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : Vintage Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2015
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| Subject: | Veterans > Fiction. Police > France Fiction Murder > Investigation > Fiction. France > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Prince Rupert Library | Walk (Text) | 33294002059657 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Attending the lavish birthday celebration of a World War II hero, police chief Bruno becomes intimately tangled in the family's dynamics when one of their close friends dies under suspicious circumstances. - Random House, Inc.
Another delightful installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno: Bruno Courrèges is thrilled when he receives an invitation to the lavish birthday celebration of his childhood hero, World War II flying ace Marco âthe Patriarchâ Desaix. But when the party ends in the death of one of Marcoâs longtime friends, Gilbert, it turns into another day on the job for St. Denis's chief of police.Â
All signs point to a tragic accident, but Bruno isnât so sure, for there is more to the Desaix family's lives and loyalties than meets the eye. Thereâs Victor, the Patriarchâs son and Gilbert's sometimes rival, and Victorâs seductive wife, Madeleine, whose roving eye intrigues Bruno even more than her fierce political ambitions. Not to mention the Patriarch himselfâdid his postwar Soviet ties intersect too closely with Gilbertâs career in Cold War intelligence?
As Brunoâs entanglement with the Desaix family becomes more complicated, his inquiries into Gilbertâs life will become a deadly threat to his own.
