{"product_id":"black-diamond-9780307744630","title":"Black Diamond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA noted truffle expert is murdered in\u003c\/b\u003e this installment of the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Filled with an abundance of food and wine (including, \u003ci\u003ebien sûr, \u003c\/i\u003e many, many truffles), \u003ci\u003eBlack Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e is a deliciously entertaining concoction that delivers all the complexity and delights of the Dordogne itself. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A charming French village, great food, eccentric characters and a mystery to nudge things along.... Savory indeed\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething dangerous is afoot in St. Denis. In the space of a few weeks, the normally sleepy village sees attacks on Vietnamese vendors, arson at a local Asian restaurant, subpar truffles from China smuggled into outgoing shipments at a nearby market--all of it threatening the Dordogne's truffle trade, worth millions of dollars each year, and all of it spelling trouble for Benoît \"Bruno\" Courrèges, master chef, devoted oenophile, and, most important, beloved chief of police. When one of his hunting partners, a noted truffle expert, is murdered, Bruno's investigation into the murky events unfolding around St. Denis becomes infinitely more complicated. His friend wasn't just a connoisseur of French delicacies, he was a former high-profile intelligence agent--and someone wanted him dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the strange crimes continue, Bruno's detective work takes him from sunlit markets to dim cafés, from luxurious feasts to tense negotiations--from all of the paradisial pleasures of the region to its shadowy underworld--and reunites him with a lost love, an ambitious policewoman also assigned to the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARTIN WALKER, after a long career of working in international journalism and for think tanks, now gardens, cooks, explores vineyards, writes and travels. His series of novels featuring Bruno, Chief of Police, are bestsellers in Europe and have been translated into more than fifteen languages. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635132207378,"sku":"9780307744630","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92facd0d-0ee0-49c6-b3ab-7a73669942ce.jpg?v=1732834536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-diamond-9780307744630","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}