A Chateau Under Siege

Martin Walker

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Quercus
13 June 2023

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: The Dordogne Mysteries

France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the people he protects. Loved by millions, the Dordogne Mysteries are the perfect combination of mystery and escapism.

The event of the Perigord tourist season is to be the re-enactment of the liberation of the historic town of Sarlat from the English in 1370.

But it all goes wrong when the man playing the part of the French general is almost killed in the heat of the action.

The immediate question for chief of police Bruno Courreges is was this an accident - or deliberate? The stakes rise when Bruno learns that the man, Kerquelin, was running Frenchelon, the secret French electronic intelligence base nearby, after being recruited from a brilliant Silicon Valley career. His old Silicon Valley colleagues have been invited to stay at the luxurious local chateau of

Rouffillac as his guests to enjoy the Sarlat show.

As he investigates, Bruno discovers that Kerquelin's wound was faked, that he is alive and well and secretly negotiating a massive deal to build a semi-conductor industry in France.

But then a whole new and dangerous player emerges, determined to nip the deal in the bud.

By: Martin Walker
Imprint: Quercus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781529413694
ISBN 10: 1529413699
Series: The Dordogne Mysteries
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 13 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Walker is a prize-winning journalist and the author of several acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Cold War: A History. He lives in the Dordogne and Washington, DC.