The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police novel (Bruno, Chief of

The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police novel (Bruno, Chief of Police, 10)

A beloved village, a renowned family, a suspicious deathâ‚¬"itâ‚¬s the latest adventure in the Dordogne for police chief Bruno.

When Bruno is invited to the lavish birthday celebration of World War II flying ace and national icon Marco â‚¬Å“the Patriarchâ‚¬Â Desaix, itâ‚¬s the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. But when the party ends in the death of Gilbert, Marcoâ‚¬s longtime friend, itâ‚¬s another day on the job for the chef de police. All signs point to a tragic accident, but Bruno isnâ‚¬t so sure. There is more to the Desaix familyâ‚¬s lives and loyalties than meets the eye. There is Victor, the Patriarchâ‚¬s son, Gilbertâ‚¬s old comrade-in-arms and sometime rival; Victorâ‚¬s seductive wife, Madeleine, whose roving eye intrigues Bruno even more than her fierce political ambitions; Yevgeny, another son, an artist whose paintings seem to hold keys to the past; and the Patriarch himself, whose postwar Soviet ties may have intersected all too closely with Gilbertâ‚¬s career in Cold War intelligence.

Bruno is diverted by a dangerous conflict between a local animal rights activist and outraged huntersâ‚¬"as well as meals to cook, wine to share, and an ever more complicated romantic situation. But as his entanglement with the Desaix family grows and his suspicions heighten, Brunoâ‚¬s inquiries into Gilbertâ‚¬s life become a deadly threat to his own.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-08-11
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780385354172

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-08-11
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780385354172

The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police novel (Bruno, Chief of Police, 10)

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