Martin Walker: "The Crowded Grave: A Mystery Of The French Countryside"




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Summary: <p>The French novelist Balzac wrote, "The whole world can be found in a village." For international journalist Martin Walker, that village is the fictional St. Denis on the Dordogne River. It's the setting for a series of mysteries featuring Bruno Courreges, the local chief of police. In the latest novel, Bruno deals with a series of regional and international problems. Local duck and goose farms that produce foie gras are attacked by animal rights protestors. Terrorists threaten to disrupt a meeting between French and Spanish officials. An archeology dig unearths a "modern" skeleton at one of the region's ancient sites. Martin walker joins us to discuss current events and his new mystery set in the French countryside.</p>