Commissaire Dupin Series by Jean-Luc Bannalec
Commissaire Dupin #4
The Missing Corpse: A Brittany Mystery
Jean-Luc Bannalec
"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 ShoresThe 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.__Review"The usual food obsessions and Parisian fish-out-of-water tropes become more amusing with each installment, making Dupin something of a contemporary provincial Poirot."― Publishers WeeklyPraise for the series:"Bannelec's Breton adventures are some of the best French local color going, with a deft blend of puzzle, personality, and description of the indescribable."― Kirkus Reviews on The Fleur de Sel Murders"Well-drawn, complex characters, the lovingly described countryside, and the area 's culinary bounty make this a winner. Some fans will be inspired to take their next vacation in Brittany."― Publishers Weekl y on The Fleur de Sel Murders__"Jean-Luc Bannalec... has channeled his affection for the westernmost region of France into a charming first mystery." ― New York Times Book Review on Death in Brittany"A setting to die for... The star of the mystery, though, is Brittany." ― Booklist (starred review) on Death in BrittanyAbout the AuthorInternational bestselling author JEAN-LUC BANNALEC divides his time between Germany and coastal Brittany, France. He is also the author of Death in Brittany, Murder on Brittany Shores, and The Fleur de Sel Murders.
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