The Dark Vineyard: A Mystery of the French CountrysideThe second installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police: When a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis the idyllic town 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 |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 14 |
Section 3 | 19 |
Section 4 | 32 |
Section 5 | 37 |
Section 6 | 43 |
Section 7 | 51 |
Section 8 | 59 |
Section 23 | 162 |
Section 24 | 172 |
Section 25 | 182 |
Section 26 | 189 |
Section 27 | 196 |
Section 28 | 203 |
Section 29 | 208 |
Section 30 | 214 |
Section 9 | 70 |
Section 10 | 76 |
Section 11 | 82 |
Section 12 | 87 |
Section 13 | 92 |
Section 14 | 101 |
Section 15 | 109 |
Section 16 | 114 |
Section 17 | 120 |
Section 18 | 126 |
Section 19 | 132 |
Section 20 | 141 |
Section 21 | 146 |
Section 22 | 157 |
Section 31 | 219 |
Section 32 | 224 |
Section 33 | 230 |
Section 34 | 237 |
Section 35 | 247 |
Section 36 | 252 |
Section 37 | 263 |
Section 38 | 274 |
Section 39 | 282 |
Section 40 | 288 |
Section 41 | 300 |
Section 42 | 305 |
Section 43 | 309 |
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