Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave (USA 2014)

From the publisher:
It's spring in St. Denis. The village choir is preparing for its Easter concert, the wildflowers are blooming, and among the lazy whorls of the river a dead woman is found floating in a boat. This means another case for Bruno, the town's cherished chief of police.

With the discovery of sinister markings and black candles near the body, it seems to him that the occult might be involved. And as questions mount -- regarding a troubling real estate proposal in the region; a suspicious, violent death made to look accidental; and the sudden reappearance of a politically controversial elderly countess -- Bruno and his colleagues and friends are drawn ever closer to a climactic showdown in the Gouffre de Colombac: the place locals call the Devil's Cave.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave. A Mystery of the French Countryside. Vintage Books, ISBN: 9780345804792 (April, 2014), 333 p., $15.95.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave (UK 2013)

From the publisher:
It is springtime France's Perigord, a time of beauty and calm. But not for Bruno, chief of police of the small town of St Denis. A woman's body has been found on a boat, bearing signs of a black magic ritual. Bruno has too much on his plate as it is - mediating a domestic abuse case that needs careful handling and a dodgy local development proposal that seems just too good to be true. But a murder case must take precedent and the roots of this one lie buried deep in the past - linked to a chateau above a bend in the river, to the reclusive old woman who lives there, and to the secret hidden in the Devil's Cave.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave. A body bears the marks of satanism. A case for Bruno, chef de police. Quercus, ISBN: 9781780870700 (August, 2013), 392 p., £7.99.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave (USA 2013)

From the publisher:
Mystery, food, and wine in the French province of Dordogne -- the latest offering from Martin Walker, featuring Benoît "Bruno" Courrèges.
It's spring in St. Denis. The village choir is preparing for its Easter concert, the wildflowers are blooming, and among the lazy whorls of the river a dead woman is found floating in a boat. It's another case for Bruno, the town's cherished chief of police. With the discovery of sinister markings and black candles near the body, it seems to him that the occult might be involved. And as questions mount -- regarding a troubling real estate proposal in the region; a suspicious, violent death made to look accidental; and the sudden reappearance of a politically controversial elderly countess -- Bruno and his colleagues and friends are drawn ever closer to a climactic showdown in the Gouffre de Colombac: the place locals call the Devil's Cave.

With the enchanting backdrop of France's pastoral heartland, a cast of local characters as vibrant as their surroundings, enough sumptuous repasts to satisfy any literary gourmand, and a hero winningly capable of balancing the good life with a dogged dedication to solving the crimes that threaten it, The Devil's Cave invites readers to raise a glass and turn the page.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave. A Bruno, Choef of Police, Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN: 9780385349529 (July, 2013), 333 p., $24.95.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave (UK 2012)

From the publisher:
Springtime in St Denis. It's two weeks before Easter, and Satanism has reared its ugly head. A female body has been found on a boat, bearing the ghastly signs of a black magic ritual. The victim is unknown and nobody is coming forward. This is the last thing Bruno needs. The Chief of Police-come-culinary connoisseur has too much on his plate as it is, mediating both a domestic abuse case and a local development proposal that seems just too good to be true. Moreover, he has no one to share these stresses with. His dog, Gigi, is gone, as are his usual roster of ladies. He's never felt so alone. But Bruno soon finds himself back at his best; which is just as well if he's to solve the mystery that's threatening to scar his town's reputation.

Martin Walker: The Devil's Cave. Death, dark arts and domestic abuse - Bruno, Chief of Police, has his work cut out... An Investigation by Bruno, Chief of Police. Quercus, ISBN: 9781780870670 (August, 2012), 376 p., £14.99 (?).