02502cam a2200373 i 4500 2446262296 TxAuBib 20250730120000.0 241220s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024061213 9780593536643 HRD 28.00 0593536649 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib rda Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-, author. An enemy in the village [BOOK] / Martin Walker. First Hardcover Edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. 289 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bruno, Chief of Police Novel, A ; 18 "A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. "A real estate agent's death sends shockwaves through the idyllic town of St. Denis, leading Bruno, Chief of Police, to suspect that there's more to this tragedy than meets the eye. When Bruno stumbles upon a motionless figure in a car parked at a scenicoverpass on the ridge of the Vézère valley, he's ready to investigate. Inside, he finds a suicide note and the dead body of Monique, a successful businesswoman who rented châteaus to wealthy expats. It seems like an open-and-shut case. But Bruno can'tshake the feeling that something sinister lurks underneath this tidy narrative. After he delivers Monique's final messages to those most important to her, malicious gossip about Bruno begins to spread through the village. One thing leads to another, and soon Bruno faces pressure to resign from the job. Despite this disturbing turn of events, Bruno remains Bruno, never one to turn down a fine meal with good company in the French countryside. In the course of inquiry, he meets Laura-and her dog, which happens to be the same breed as his beloved basset hound. As sparks fly and Bruno realizes just how much he has at stake, he races to find out what really happened to Monique, before he loses his badge, his new love-or worse". 20250730. Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character) Fiction. Gossip Fiction. Criminal investigation Fiction. Suicide Fiction. Police France Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Mystery fiction. A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel ; 18.