Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Hardcover) by Martin Walker

from clue

This is the third book in the Bruno Courreges mystery series and my favorite so far though I have liked them all. As with the other two books, it takes place in Dordogne where the coveted black diamond truffles are grown . One of the mysteries is how substandard truffles from China are being mixe...

from cathyskye

First Line: There were not many times that Bruno Courrèges disliked his job. In this third outing with Bruno Courrèges, chief of police of the village of St. Denis in southwestern France, it's time to vote for mayor, and all the candidates are buzzing and swarming. But politics isn't the only thi...

from thornton37814

Bruno plans to go truffle hunting with his friend and expert truffle hunter Hercule. Instead of finding truffles, he and the baron accompanying him find Hercule's body. Asked to help determine how contamination is introduced into the region's high quality truffle market, Bruno goes to the plant t...

from alanteder

Black Diamond is the 3rd Bruno Courrèges, Chief of Police novel by Martin Walker. It has all of the familiar atmosphere of the first 2 novels but takes a few darker turns in the plot-line by the end. I am thoroughly enjoying reading the Bruno series and was lucky enough to discover them late so t...

from VictoriaJZ

I tend to enjoy police procedurals located outside the US [i.e. Donna Leon's Brunetti, Louise Penny's Gamache, Elizabeth George's Lynley] and while I am not sure this rises to their level, I do enjoy these books, the mysteries, the description of small town life in southern France and of the peop...