The Patriarch

Name: The Patriarch
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Martin Walker
ISBN: 9781490691824

Author: Martin Walker

Series: Bruno, Chief of Police #8

Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/11/2015

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Suspense & Thriller, Crime

Synopsis

A beloved village, a complicated family, a suspicious death-it's the latest adventure in the Dordogne for police chief Bruno. Martin Walker is a senior fellow of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think tank for CEOs of major corporations, 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 Bruno, Chief of Police; The Dark Vineyard; Black Diamond; The Crowded Grave; The Devil's Cave; The Resistance Man, and The Children Return, all international best sellers. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne.

About Martin Walker

Martin 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 books include The Cold War: A History, Makers of the American Century, and the Bruno series. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 05, 2024

3.5 stars In this 8th book in the 'Bruno, Chief of Police' series, Bruno investigates the death of a troubled man. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Dordogne region of France Police Chief Bruno Corrèges of St. Denis, in the Dordogne region of France, is happy to be going to the 90th birthday......more

Goodreads review by Karl on August 07, 2021

I've read only the debut novel in this series and this one, but if I may interpolate, the series appears consistent. In Bruno's small town, the residents are closely-knit, wary of the national government, and committed to a lifestyle of home raised, cured, canned, and prepared meats, cheeses, vegeta......more

Goodreads review by Susan on August 24, 2015

Please don't read The Patriarch as your introduction to Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police, mysteries. This eighth book in the series lacks much of the charm of the first seven. The Patriarch is a WWII hero with an extended family. When one of his fellow Cold War liaisons with the USSR dies, appa......more

Goodreads review by Trish on August 18, 2024

This was ably done and played to our love of gossip, even as we protest we care nothing for the lives of celebrities. In this, Bruno came dangerously close to having his lifetime hero unveiled, but fortunately, he was spare that indignity. A breathtakingly beautiful woman made ALL the men fall in lov......more

Goodreads review by Andy on September 02, 2017

Another enjoyable visit to the Cabot Cove of France, but this book has some annoying loose ends, or else I seriously blanked out. A three month old question on Goodreads suggests that there really is a hole in the plot regarding the boars in the garden, but if I missed something, will someone please......more