Title: The Dark Vineyard Pdf A Novel of the French Countryside
Author: Martin J. Walker
Published Date: 2010
Page: 303
“A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes. . . . [Walker] beguiles the reader.” —The New York Times Book Review “Captivating. . . . Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm.” —The Wall Street Journal“The real pleasure of the book is the place itself. . . . As readers are drawn into wine-stomping parties, truffle omelet dinners, and the aged dignity of a French hunting hound, the narrative tension gathers.” —Houston Chronicle “Affectionate . . . Engrossing . . . Gripping . . . Walker’s mystery is written with a polished prose and an authority that’s shoulders above most crime fiction.” —Beverly Hills CourierMARTIN 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 previous novels in the Bruno series are Black Diamond; Bruno, Chief of Police; The Children Return; The Crowded Grave; The Dark Vineyard; The Devil's Cave; Fatal Pursuit; The Patriarch; and The Resistance Man, all international best sellers. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne.
When a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers, the idyllic town—where Benoit “Bruno” Courreges is the town’s only policeman—finds itself the center of an intense drama, with suspicious fires at the agricultural research station that is working on genetically-modified crops.
Two young men—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine, and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—become rivals for the affections of Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise student of wine. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far from those of the past.
"Captivating...Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm." —The Wall Street Journal
"A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes.... [Walker] beguiles the reader." —The New York Tiems Book Review
"The real pleasure of the book is the place itself.... As readers are drawn into wine-stomping parties, truffle omelet dinners, and the aged dignity of a French hunting hound, the narrative tension gathers." —Houston Chronicle
Very entertaining This is an excellent mystery. It has all the elements--good plot, intriguing setting, memorable characters, moodiness, and best of all, the slightly flawed hence all the more lovable Inspector Bruno. Bruno's a good cook, too, which doesn't hurt. The only thing that kept me from giving it five stars was the obsession with wine and wineries. I love wine--and stories of good wines, too. I love visiting wineries. But often in this book I had a sort of let's-get-on-with-it-already kind of feeling. The competition between vineyards and the suggestions of possible plotting by the "eco's" (people who favor organics) made the plot, I felt, unnecessarily complicated. All in all, however, I enjoyed it thoroughly--enough to buy another book by Walker. His books are highly reminiscent of the Louise Penny series featuring Inspector Gamache. Gamache has a bit more of the Columbo touch, which is to say, just when you think he can't detect his way out of a paper bag, he manages to solve the whole thing--and surprise you in the bargain. Penny still has an edge when it comes to crafty endings, but the two series are similar, and if you enjoy one, you'll likely enjoy the other.Definitely recommended In this, the second volume of his Bruno series, Martin Walker doesn't disappoint. The delightful atmosphere of the French countryside was maintained, and even enhanced, and the plot was exciting enough to maintain interest, but I still think the characters, food, wine, and countryside are the most important ingredients. Definitely recommended. I shall continue ordering and reading the Bruno series.Duck fat These books are a pure delight. In the middle of a murder mystery or terror bombing, Bruno goes home to cook foie gras, in a way no-one's ever heard of. Captivating as they are, the who-dunnit plots are not centre stage: the real essence of the books is in the rich and endlessly quirky life of a small French market town cop. A perpetual theme is the poignant contrast of Bruno's life in St Denis, his priorities and methods with those of Paris, in part embodied by Isabelle, Bruno's forlorn beloved. Bruno couldn't give a shrug for officialdom and state security priorities; his loyalty is to the wellbeing of his community. Playing Father Christmas and organizing the rugby are important, as is investigating truffle market rorting, standing by his sometimes difficult mayor, and nipping home to get a start on the 6 course dinner he's giving his friends after tennis. Raising his own ducks, bottling his half-barrel of wine, making his own rillettes, growing his own baby carrots and salad leaves, Bruno is synchronised with the seasons of the Perigord. While intrigue, murder and mayhem swirl around him, Bruno maintains his standards, not the least of which is that every fine dish commences with duck fat.
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