DYING SEASON

When Bruno, Chief of Police in the small French town of St Denis, is invited to the 90th birthday celebration of a powerful local patriarch and former war hero, he meets a family hiding many secrets. Next morning, one of the party guests is found dead. When the family tries to cover it up, Bruno knows he must prevent the victim from becoming just another skeleton in their closet. Keeping his community and himself out of danger while discovering the dark truth will involve all of his cunning and skill. 'With lashings of gastro porn.' - Guardian. 342pp, paperback.