The Crowded Grave by Martin Walker

Welcoming the return of spring in his idyllic French village, inimitable chief of police Bruno Courrèges investigates a local murder at an archaeological digsite that is complicated by an animal rights clash, an international summit and the affections of two beautiful women. 20,000 first printing.

Short Review: Black Diamond by Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police #3) - the French countryside now with international smuggling and ethic rivalries. I really like the series, but this is not my favorite of them. Bruno is now working on a crime that ends up being more of an international crime than local and it just seems to be stretching too far. Still worth reading for the descriptions and the characters.

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This is a nice and typical Bruno short story. It's a good sample for the early Bruno novels since it represents everything that's good about the series:Bruno is so wonderfully likeable, friendly and empathic.The market obviously plays as an important role as in many of the novels.There's a small conflict but Bruno congenially solves it.I felt right at home with this short story. Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram