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Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466867744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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"Roll over, Maigret. Commissaire Dupin has arrived."—M.C. Beaton Commissaire Georges Dupin, a cantankerous, Parisian-born caffeine junkie recently relocated from the glamour of Paris to the remote (if picturesque) Breton coast, is dragged from his morning croissant and coffee to the scene of a curious murder. The local village of Pont-Aven—a sleepy community by the sea where everyone knows one other and nothing much seems to happen—is in shock. The legendary ninety-one-year-old hotelier Pierre-Louis Pennec, owner of the Central Hotel, has been found dead. A picture-perfect seaside village that played host to Gaugin in the nineteenth century, Pont-Aven is at the height of its tourist season and is immediately thrown into uproar. As Dupin delves into the lives of the victim and the suspects, he uncovers a web of secrecy and silence that belies the village's quaint image. A delectable read, Jean-Luc Bannalec's Death in Brittany transports readers to the French coast, where you can practically smell the sea air and taste the perfectly cooked steak frites in an expertly crafted, page-turning mystery for fans of Martin Walker.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466883138
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Commissaire Dupin is back in The Fleur de Sel Murders, this Brittany mystery from international bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec. The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he’s attacked out of the blue in the salt works. He had actually been looking forward to escaping his endless paperwork and taking a trip to the “white country” between the raging Atlantic Ocean and idyllic rivers. But when he starts snooping around mysterious barrels on behalf of Lilou Breval, a journalist friend, he finds himself unexpectedly under attack. The offender remains a mystery, and a short time later, Breval disappears without a trace. It is thanks to his secretary Nolwenn and the ambition of the prefect that Dupin is assigned to the case. But he won’t be working alone because Sylvaine Rose is the investigator responsible for the department—and she lives up to her name... What’s going on in the salt works? Dupin and Rose search feverishly for clues and stumble upon false alibis, massive conflicts of interest, personal feuds—and ancient Breton legends.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250753074
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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In The Granite Coast Murders, the sixth installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec's bestselling mystery series, Commissaire Dupin returns to investigate a murder at a gorgeous Brittany beach resort. Inspector Dupin and Claire are on a two-week vacation, but while Claire seems to enjoy the quiet of the beach, Commissaire Dupin takes every opportunity to leave the beach towel. The fabulous dinners on the hotel patio and the rumors about a stolen statue of a saint are the few interesting moments of his days on vacation. But then a tourist vanishes without trace and there’s an attack on a deputy to the local assembly, who is involved in confrontations with local farmers. Shortly after that, the Britanny beach resort is shocked by the discovery of a corpse. Dupin clandestinely begins to investigate with the help of the local villagers, something he must keep a secret from Claire and his colleagues in Concarneau. Between bewitched valleys and beautiful beaches, an unfathomable case develops.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 125017337X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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"Roll over Maigret. Commissaire Dupin has arrived." —M.C. Beaton on Death in Brittany "Very satisfying...along the lines of Martin Walker’s novels set in Dordogne, or M.L. Longworth’s Aix-en-Provence mysteries." —Booklist on Murder on Brittany Shores The Missing Corpse is internationally bestselling author, Jean-Luc Bannalec’s fourth novel in the Commissaire Dupin series. It’s picturesque, suspenseful, and the next best thing to a trip to Brittany. Along the picturesque Belon River, home of the world famous oyster beds, between steep cliffs, ominous forests and the Atlantic Ocean, a stubborn elderly film actress discovers a corpse. By the time Commissaire Dupin arrives at the scene, the body has disappeared. A little while later, he receives a phone call from the mystical hills of Monts d'Arree, where legends of fairies and the devil abound: another unidentified body has turned up. Dupin quickly realizes this may be his most difficult and confounding case yet, with links to celtic myths, a sand theft operation, and mysterious ancient druid cults.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 9781250173386
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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The Killing Tide by Jean-Luc Bannalec is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling Commissaire Dupin series. Deep sea fishers, dolphin researchers, smugglers, and an island shrouded in myth in the middle of the rough Atlantic ocean: Commissaire Dupin had sworn he would never again investigate on the ocean, but his fifth case takes him offshore, off the west coast of Brittany on a beautifully sunny day in June. He lands on the unique Île de Sein, populated by more rabbits than people, where the hairdresser arrives by boat and which was formerly inhabited by powerful witches and even the devil himself. In front of this impressive backdrop—between the islands of Molène, Ouessant, and the bay of Douarnenez—Dupin and his team follow a puzzling case that pushes them to their very limits.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250071895
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 381

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Commissaire Dupin is back on the case when three bodies wash up on the shores of a Breton island paradise in this atmospheric mystery from international bestseller Jean-Luc Bannalec

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780945309
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). A little distance from the coast of Brittany lie the Glenan islands, a true island paradise boasting sparkling white sands, or at least so they appear to be until one day in May three bodies wash up on the store. Two of them lying close together, their arms outstretched, almost touching. At first glance the deaths might appear to be caused by an accident but as the identities of the victims come to light it would seem that there are coincidences enough for it to look as if it might be a case of cold-blooded murder. Dupin is back. The cantankerous, coffee-swigging detective is back, and his mood hadn't improved ... Ever viewed as an outsider in a Brittany full of myths and traditions, he finds himself drawn once more deep into the history of the land as another murder case lands on his desk.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250071909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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"Brittany's Guérande Peninsula is notoriously beautiful. The 'white country' between the raging Atlantic Ocean and idyllic rivers is a favorite vacation retreat for tourists and locals, including workaholic Commissaire Georges Dupin, who had actually been looking forward to escaping his endless paperwork and taking a trip to the salt marshes. But where the Commissaire goes, trouble seems to follow. Solitude quickly turns to suspicion when he finds himself under attack after snooping around on behalf of Lilou Breval, a journalist friend. Local salt farmers have always maintained that the violet scent of the fleur de sel, the famous salt produced only in Brittany, has been known to cause hallucinations. The explanation seems plausible, until Breval disappears without a trace. What's going on in the salt works? Thanks to his secretary, Nolwenn, and the ambition of the police prefect, Dupin is assigned to the case. But he won't be working alone this time: Sylvaine Rose is the investigator responsible for the Guérande--and she is none too pleased at having to share this case with Dupin. Together, he and Rose search feverishly for clues and stumble upon false alibis, massive conflicts of interest, personal feuds--and ancient Breton legends."--Dust jacket.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250173396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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The Killing Tide by Jean-Luc Bannalec is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling Commissaire Dupin series. Deep sea fishers, dolphin researchers, smugglers, and an island shrouded in myth in the middle of the rough Atlantic ocean: Commissaire Dupin had sworn he would never again investigate on the ocean, but his fifth case takes him offshore, off the west coast of Brittany on a beautifully sunny day in June. He lands on the unique Île de Sein, populated by more rabbits than people, where the hairdresser arrives by boat and which was formerly inhabited by powerful witches and even the devil himself. In front of this impressive backdrop—between the islands of Molène, Ouessant, and the bay of Douarnenez—Dupin and his team follow a puzzling case that pushes them to their very limits.

Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250840988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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In all of Commissaire Georges Dupin’s time living in Brittany, there has never been a murder on his home turf, until now, in Jean-Luc Bannalec's The Body by the Sea. A town on the sea, Concarneau’s nickname is Ville Bleue, or the Blue Town. With three harbors at its center, visitors can see enormous ships, sailors, fishermen, and the industry that goes alongside it. Because of its geographical location, Concarneau has shown it’s perfectly positioned to protect its inhabitants from enemy attacks. For this reason and more, including his favorite restaurant, the Amiral, Commissaire Georges Dupin calls this town home. Most of his colleagues are on vacation for the Pentecost long weekend, but Dupin remains. His future in-laws are coming to visit. But what happens when an enemy attacks from within? Dupin’s plans as host must change when the body of Doctor Chaboseau is discovered. Chaboseau fell to his death, pushed from his home above the Amiral. With only two new colleagues to help—no one else is answering their phone—Dupin is tasked with finding out what happened to the doctor.