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Bruno, Chief Of Police

By: Martin Walker
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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 When an old man is found viciously murdered, a swastika carved in his chest, the obvious conclusion is that this killing must be racist. Suspicion falls on the son of the local doctor, found in flagrant playing sex games surrounded by Nazi paraphernalia.©2008 Walker and Watson Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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More a story about life in provincial France than a ripping mystery. A too good to be real main character living the idyllic dream is interrupted by the brutal murder of an old immigrant resident. We learn the daily routines and quaint customs, detailed descriptions of many meals and matching wines - quite tedious. It’s easy to forget the actual crime…..

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Wish I could hop on a plane and be in Bruno's St Denis. The deep scars left by Vichy and Nazi occupation, does not have the power to extinguish human decency and compassion. Love the Mayor's character, wily fox! And the Parisian apparatchik brilliantly drawn! Anyone understand why Pamela is known as "mad Englishwoman?"

Welcome to French cuisine, with extra spice!

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I love all the Bruno books - so light, so fun - and when my man and I headed off on a long road trip recently, well, I thought they'd be the perfect books for us to listen too together. This was definitely not the case! The experience was completely spoiled by the narrators accent/s. Why oh why are all these delightful French characters given English accents? It's very off putting! Also, because of the cultural differences, what sounds perfectly reasonable coming out of Bruno's mouth if you picture him French makes him sound like a totally lecherous pretentious git when he has an English accent! I found myself really disliking him!

Whilst I realise the author is English and his experience in France and his knowledge of the war etc are integral to the book (as are the English characters), the narration just doesn't work for me at all.

Accents are soooo important!

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What would have made Bruno, Chief Of Police better?

A different narrator! The narrator trivialized the character by gratuitously 'chuckling' Bruno's comments.

What did you like best about this story?

This was an interesting story, with a sense of place, history, and close community. Bruno is an integral part of the community, and his role as a policeman reflects a deep respect for justice in context.
In this first book (of the series) Martin Walker perhaps overpdraws Bruno's heroic 'good guy' qualities, but the character gains depth in subsequent books.

Badly let down by narration.

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