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'So likeable is Courreges and so convincing his milieu, that I was desperate for more Bruno as soon as Black Diamond's brisk and brutal conclusion came... C'est formidable' Independent on Sunday.
'There are truffles to gather and market days to attend, as well as a sumptuous funeral banquet for a murdered truffle master that surpasses any meal cooked up thus far in a series that always makes your mouth water' International Herald Tribune. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'There are truffles to gather and market days to attend, as well as a sumptuous funeral banquet for a murdered truffle master that surpasses any meal cooked up thus far in a series that always makes your mouth water' International Herald Tribune. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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'So likeable is Courreges and so convincing his milieu, that I was desperate for more Bruno as soon as Black Diamond's brisk and brutal conclusion came... C'est formidable' Independent on Sunday. 'There are truffles to gather and market days to attend, as well as a sumptuous funeral banquet for a murdered truffle master that surpasses any meal cooked up thus far in a series that always makes your mouth water' International Herald Tribune.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Many writers, after producing a hit, go down hill from there. Bruno is still fresh in the third book. What I like about most is, that everything happens in so many levels, just like in real life. There is the social, local political, criminal, European and global level to name some. The outlook is not puritan to punish the criminals, but rather Confucian to archive balance and justice. If You are expecting blood diamonds from Africa as I first did, be prepared something more flora like. Enjoy the menu and follow this big hound shepherding his flock of local inhabitants against outside menace.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like a good French wine, the Bruno series is improving with age.
Black Diamond is more complex than the first two titles, and encompasses a wider geographical area, but does not suffer for it. Rather, the author seems more confident in his characters, his plot, and his ability to tell a ripping good yarn.
The only thing that stopped me from finishing Black Diamond in a single sitting was the occasional trips to poke around the kitchen when the descriptions of sumptuous food got too much for me to cope with without a snack.
For a perfect summer read that encompasses a bit of something grisly, minor warfare, romance, la France profonde, and small village life, you could do no better.
Black Diamond is more complex than the first two titles, and encompasses a wider geographical area, but does not suffer for it. Rather, the author seems more confident in his characters, his plot, and his ability to tell a ripping good yarn.
The only thing that stopped me from finishing Black Diamond in a single sitting was the occasional trips to poke around the kitchen when the descriptions of sumptuous food got too much for me to cope with without a snack.
For a perfect summer read that encompasses a bit of something grisly, minor warfare, romance, la France profonde, and small village life, you could do no better.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Following on from the "Dark Vineyard" with this "Black Diamond", book 3 in the serious certainly takes a close look at the darker side of life, with some pretty blunt, but not explicit or gratuitous, description of what the seamier criminal underbelly can be like in possibly any modern western country, not just France.
Bruno's character is developed further with more of his history, his philosophy and his passion for his lifestyle evoked as the story unfolds. The other "regular" characters are all there and we once again are given some wonderful truly French culinary episodes (I had never thought of adding boudin noir to enrich a good stew).
I won't spoil the ending, but it is really well hidden and although both shocking and surprising, makes actually a very logical and satisfying end to the yarn, when some others in this vein are struggling for an ending by their third offering.
Hopefully we will soon have the fourth - and learn more of Fabbiola and the other people whose character and history the author has hinted at but yet to bring fully into view.
If you enjoy Leon, Camilleri and O'Brien then you really will not be disappointed by any of the Bruno books - and a massive thank you to the Amazon team for recommending this superb series.
Bruno's character is developed further with more of his history, his philosophy and his passion for his lifestyle evoked as the story unfolds. The other "regular" characters are all there and we once again are given some wonderful truly French culinary episodes (I had never thought of adding boudin noir to enrich a good stew).
I won't spoil the ending, but it is really well hidden and although both shocking and surprising, makes actually a very logical and satisfying end to the yarn, when some others in this vein are struggling for an ending by their third offering.
Hopefully we will soon have the fourth - and learn more of Fabbiola and the other people whose character and history the author has hinted at but yet to bring fully into view.
If you enjoy Leon, Camilleri and O'Brien then you really will not be disappointed by any of the Bruno books - and a massive thank you to the Amazon team for recommending this superb series.
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Like meandering through France on holiday
I really enjoy this series of books by Martin Walker. I awaited delivery of this book with the same anticipation that I feel when I am getting ready to go on holiday. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Francophile
Excellent page turner
Bruno Courege is really beginning to grow on me as a sort of cross between Hamish Macbeth and Jack Reacher, an all-action hero with a heart of gold and rare insights into the local... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Big Jim
Good but...
The third in the Bruno series that is to France what the No.1 Ladies Detective agency is to Botswana: agreeable; amenable; full of eccentric characters and welcoming scenery. Read more
Published 4 months ago by freedomrulesok
Pretty good but not wonderful
I read this just recently. I have to confess, I didn't enjoy it as much as the other reviewers here. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Seán
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Absolutely vintage Bruno. He continues to be to the ultimate man, a considerate lover, a man of action, an adventurous cook, a sportsman and, above all, a community policeman. Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. Crouch
A Delectable Visit to the French Countryside
I am coming new to the Bruno Courrèges mysteries, but I enjoyed this one immensely. Martin Walker's in-depth exploration of truffle farming (or mining, might be a more apt... Read more
Published 9 months ago by F. S. L'hoir
Who'd have thought truffles could be so exciting?
I hadn't come across Bruno, the Chief of Police, until I read this book but now I am hooked! The commune of St Denis may be fictional but it and its characters came across as very... Read more
Published 15 months ago by sue
Another Bruno Courreges book
Having read the first book in the series after seeing a review in the Guardian, I have gobbled up each new book as it appears. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ann L
A series that gets better with each book.
First Sentence: There weren't many times that Bruno Courréges disliked his job, but today was one of them.
Truffles are big business in France. Read more
Truffles are big business in France. Read more
Published 19 months ago by L. J. Roberts
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Martin Walker is now into full stride in his third book about Bruno. We can now expect a good mix of gruesome violence and Bruno's sex life, with further love life complications... Read more
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