The Children Return: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel (Hardcover) by Martin Walker

from clue

Bruno receives a call from a former Army buddy who is in Afghanistan. An autistic Muslim teen from St. Denis has shown up at a base asking for help getting back to France. The two manage to sneak Sami back on a military flight but his return can't be kept secret until all questions about his disa...

from tututhefirst

THese mysteries keep getting better. The author has done a great job in fleshing out the character of Bruno Courreges, and his various lady friends. The numerous combinations of political and military faction resulting in rather bizarre murders, blend well with Bruno's yummy culinary adventures i...

from p.d.r.lindsay

Set in the Dordogne district of France, this police procedural is a charmer and nicely different. Bruno is a local policeman and happy to be that. He cooks regional dishes, grows his own veg and knows everyone. He is no fool though an dis part of France's security system, so when an agent is foun...

from Romonko

We see the soldier side of Bruno in this book. For those of us who are avid followers of this series, we know that Bruno served as a combat soldier in the war in Sarajevo before he became Police Chief of St. Denis. This book shows him having to put these skills to use as he tries to stop some ext...

from MrsLee

Bruno has a lot on his plate professionally speaking. He must find out about some mysterious potential donors to St. Denis, investigate a brutal murder and protect an autistic young man (possibly from his own government). Personally, he is still unsure of his forever-mate, but in the meantime, do...