A review by mg_in_md_
Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker

3.0

Set in a small town in southern France, this is the first book in the Bruno, Chief of Police series. Bachelor police chief Bruno's seemingly serene life St. Denis is shattered when one of the town's residents -- an elderly Algerian who fought for the French Army during World War II -- is brutally murdered. When it appears that there may be a tie to the National Front (aka France's Nazi party), Paris sends in police reinforcements to mitigate the potential political fallout of the murder. The author skillfully blended small town life with a lesser known aspect of French and North African history and real issues facing French society today. Bruno was a very likable character and one I would enjoy spending more time with in the future.