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An Enemy in the Village

AuthorMartin Walker

NarratorPeter Noble

SeriesBruno Chief of Police, Book 18

Duration9h 30m

CategoriesCrime, Thriller and Mysteries

PublisherQuercus

VersionUnabridged

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Bruno Courrѐges is chief of police of the lovely Dordogne town of St Denis. One autumn morning he comes across an abandoned car parked near a local beauty spot. Inside is a dead woman, Monique, an apparent suicide resulting from depression. But there are circumstances surrounding the death that raise Bruno's suspicions. At the same time, Bruno makes the mistake of interfering in a local marital dispute. Deputy mayor Xavier has been playing away and finds himself evicted from the family home. A campaign begins, stating that Bruno is less of a village copper and more of a secret policeman, whose main job is working for French intelligence. Some of the ammunition for this attack, Bruno learns, comes from Xavier, who sees this as a way to topple Bruno and the mayor and succeed to the mayor's job himself. Suddenly Bruno's shiny reputation is looking tarnished as he battles to save his name and answer the questions surrounding Monique's suicide.

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