Brunos Challenge, Martin Walker
Brunos Challenge, Martin Walker
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Bruno's Challenge
And Other Stories of the French Countryside

Author: Martin Walker

Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie

Unabridged: 8 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/15/2022


Synopsis

Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring the familiar characters from his Bruno, Chief of Police novels and the glories of the Périgord, with ample helpings of food and wine.

After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man’s coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by
the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-vegetable stall, one of their relatives takes drastic steps to break up the relationship. A fledgling tour bus
business is sabotaged, leading Bruno to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, Bruno reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves.

In story after story, Bruno settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with crème fraîche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine.

About Martin Walker

Martin Walker is a senior fellow of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think tank based in Washington, D.C. He is also editor in chief emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International. His books include The Cold War: A History, Makers of the American Century, and the Bruno series. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on August 21, 2022

This is a brilliant collection of short stories from favorite author Martin Walker. There is a wide range of subjects and challenges for Bruno but always including the main circle of the friends he works with, cooks with, enjoys meals and wine with and performs many acts of bravery and kindness with......more

There is a town in The Périgord region of France called St. Denis. It isn’t very big but it is SO VERY FRENCH. Its police chief (and often the only police in these stories) is Benoît Courrèges, known to everyone as Bruno. The first book in the series is Bruno, Chief of Police [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on October 12, 2021

Martin Walker has created one of the best environments and characters ever. Bruno chief of police series is a wonderful series set in the Dordogne area in France and we get everything. Murders, mysteries, small crimes, food and drink, love stories and friendship. This one is the first collection of......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on January 12, 2024

A compilation of 14 cozy short stories featuring all the lovable characters in Bruno’s life in Perigod. A few of the stories were previously published and included in this book. His food adventures are always a delight as the historical snippets about this rural region of France and Bruno’s way of p......more

Goodreads review by Ken on November 15, 2021

I like Martin Walker's short stories which are quite nice to read as one does with being able to read them with being able to stop for a time. I really liked the story of a criminal who escaped his last 3 months to be with his son during Christmas. Bruno handled this with psychological insight and w......more