{"product_id":"the-dark-vineyard-a-mystery-of-the-french-countryside-paperback","title":"The Dark Vineyard: A Mystery of the French Countryside - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captivating...Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes.... [Walker] beguiles the reader.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Tiems Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARTIN WALKER is a senior fellow of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think tank based in Washington, D.C. He is also editor in chief emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International. His previous novels in the Bruno series are \u003ci\u003eBlack Diamond; Bruno, Chief of Police; The Children Return; The Crowded Grave; The Dark Vineyard; The Devil's Cave; Fatal Pursuit; The Patriarch; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Resistance Man, \u003c\/i\u003eall international best sellers. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.01 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685095804991,"sku":"9780307454713","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f7d14d6519afc6f662d843ab7e3fc4ed.webp?v=1764969865","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dark-vineyard-a-mystery-of-the-french-countryside-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}