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Bruno, hoofd van de politie Reeks

Stap binnen in de charmante rust van het Franse platteland, waar één toegewijde politiechef de vrede en rechtvaardigheid handhaaft. Deze serie speelt zich af in een schilderachtig dorp, waarbij elke zaak ingewikkelde menselijke relaties en lokale geheimen onthult. Volg de levens van de bewoners, hun vreugden en verdriet, terwijl de protagonist ogenschijnlijk eenvoudige maar vaak complexe misdaden oplost. Het is perfect leesvoer voor liefhebbers van sfeervolle en inzichtelijke detectiveverhalen.

The Resistance Man
Bruno, Chief of Police - 5: The Devil's Cave
The Crowded Grave. Delikatessen, englische Ausabe
Black Diamond
The Dark Vineyard. Grand Cru, englische Ausgabe
Bruno, chef de police

Aanbevolen leesvolgorde

  1. Bruno, chef de police

    • 300bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    Bruno Courrèges mag dan wel commissaris van de politie zijn, eigenlijk heeft hij niet veel te doen in het kleine toeristische plaatsje St. Denis. Hij heeft een dienstwapen, maar dat draagt hij nooit. Hij heeft het recht mensen te arresteren, maar dat is in zijn loopbaan slechts één keer voorgekomen. Bruno houdt zich voornamelijk bezig met St. Denis te behoeden voor invloeden van buitenaf: de bemoeienissen van de Europese Commissie en de nationale politiek. Maar op bevrijdingsdag vindt er een vreselijke misdaad plaats. De grootvader van een Noord-Afrikaanse familie wordt dood aangetroffen. Iedereen denkt dat het een racistische moord is. Maar Bruno is niet overtuigd en stelt een grondig onderzoek in, dat de verhoudingen binnen het dorp ernstig zal verstoren.

    Bruno, chef de police1
    3,8

  2. The Dark Vineyard. Grand Cru, englische Ausgabe

    • 320bladzijden
    • 12 uur lezen

    Just before dawn one summer morning Bruno is summoned by the wail of the siren in the little town of St Denis in the Périgord. A fire is raging in a local barn and spreading to the surrounding fields. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of petrol leaves no doubt it was arson. Meanwhile, a Californian producer wants to set up a wine-making business in the valley. Despite the money and jobs this would bring, many fear it would destroy their town. When a violent death follows the crop burning, it looks as though someone is prepared to do anything to stop the scheme. Bruno will have to draw on all his local knowledge to reach the truth.

    The Dark Vineyard. Grand Cru, englische Ausgabe2
    3,7

  3. Black Diamond

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    At the heart of French gastronomy lies the famed black truffle of the Périgord. But France's truffles are being adulterated with cheaper ones from China, and it seems that Chinese organised crime is behind the fraud. The third internationally bestselling case for Bruno, Chief of Police. In St Denis market, a Vietnamese family has been selling their dishes for years, until their stall is wrecked by attackers who look Chinese. Again it appears that organised crime is behind the outrage, firing the opening shots of a Viet-Chinese triad war. When vicious murder, illegal immigration and the importation of underage girls for prostitution are added to the mix, Bruno has his work cut out to keep St Denis from tearing itself apart.

    Black Diamond3
    4,0

  4. The Crowded Grave. Delikatessen, englische Ausabe

    Bruno's day has not started well. A summit to be held in a local château is threatened by Basque separatists, and animal rights campaigners are causing havoc. Up to his ears with ETA and PETA, he's not even had time for lunch. And it's about to get worse. A local archaeological team unearths a well-preserved skeleton. Yet it's a lot more recent than they'd hoped - boasting a Swatch on its wrist and a bullet-hole in its skull. With an influx of visitors making Saint Denis almost as crowded as the excavation's grave, the key appears to lie with one of these outsiders. Bruno must think fast and keep his wits about him. Especially as the answer may lie a little closer to home.

    The Crowded Grave. Delikatessen, englische Ausabe4
    4,1

  5. Bruno, Chief of Police - 5: The Devil's Cave

    • 376bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    Springtime in St Denis and a female body has been found on a boat, bearing the ghastly signs of a black magic ritual. The victim is unknown and nobody is coming forward. This is the last thing Bruno needs.

    Bruno, Chief of Police - 5: The Devil's Cave5
    3,8

  6. The Resistance Man

    • 352bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    In south-west France, WW2 casts the longest shadow when some rare bank notes are discovered, notes that may have links to the legendary Neuvic train robbery in 1944 in the sixth internationally-bestselling case for Bruno, chief of police

    The Resistance Man6
    4,1

  7. Children of war

    Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of an undercover French Muslim cop is found in the woods, a man who called Bruno for help only hours before. But Bruno's sometime boss and rival, the Brigadier, doesn't see this investigation as a priority - there are bigger issues at stake. Bruno has other ideas. Meanwhile, a Muslim youth named Sami turns up at a French army base in Afghanistan hoping to get home to St Denis. One of Bruno's old army comrades helps to smuggle Sami back to France, but the FBI aren't far behind. Then an American woman appears in St Denis with a warrant for Sami's extradition. Bruno must unravel these multiple mysteries, amidst pressure from his bosses, and find his own way to protect his town and its people.

    Children of war7
    4,2

  8. The Dying Season

    The Dordogne village of St Denis is tearing itself apart. Can Bruno, chef de police, keep it together in this gripping new crime novel?

    The Dying Season8
    3,8

  9. Fatal Pursuit

    • 336bladzijden
    • 12 uur lezen

    The real life disappearance of 'the most beautiful car ever made' sparks a compelling new case for Bruno, Chief of Police

    Fatal Pursuit9
    4,1

  10. The Templars' Last Secret

    • 400bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    A mystery buried deep in France's medieval past resurfaces - and brings murder with it. The tenth case in the internationally-bestselling Bruno, chief of police series

    The Templars' Last Secret10
    3,9

  11. A Taste for Vengeance

    • 384bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    A death squad loose in the woods and teaching a cookery class - Bruno knows which he's more afraid of in the thirteenth mouthwatering addition to this beloved series

    A Taste for Vengeance11
    3,6

  12. The Body in the Castle Well

    • 384bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    A missing art student. An international investigation. A secret that will shatter the village of St Denis. Millions of readers worldwide are talking about the Dordogne Mysteries. Find out why and join them with the latest gripping addition to this beloved series. 'Will make readers long for lazy days in rural France' Irish Independent A rich American art student is found dead at the bottom of a well in an ancient hilltop castle. The young woman, Claudia, had been working in the archives of an eminent French art historian, a crippled Resistance war hero, at his art-filled chateau. As Claudia's White House connections get the US Embassy and the FBI involved, Bruno traces the people and events that led to her fatal accident - or was it murder? Bruno learns that Claudia had been trying to buy the chateau and art collection of her tutor, even while her researches led her to suspect that some of his attributions may have been forged. This takes Bruno down a trail that leads him from the ruins of Berlin in 1945, to France's colonial war in Algeria. The long arm of French history has reached out to find a new victim, but can Bruno identify the killer - and prove his case?

    The Body in the Castle Well12
    3,9

  13. A Shooting at Chateau Rock

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    Millions of readers worldwide are talking about the Dordogne Mysteries. Discover why and join them with this gripping new read!

    A Shooting at Chateau Rock13
    3,8