The Templars' Last Secret: A Mystery of the French Countryside [Paperback]

When a woman’s body is found at the foot of a cliff near the idyllic French town of St. Denis, chief of police Bruno Courrèges suspects a connection to the great ruin that stands above: a long-ago Knights Templar stronghold. With the help of Amélie, a young newcomer to the Dordogne, Bruno learns that the dead woman was an archaeologist searching for a religious artifact of incredible importance. And her ties to Islamic terrorists—not to mention the return of an old flame of Bruno’s, who is assigned to work with him on the case—only heightens the pressure to unravel the centuries-old mystery. As Bruno works to connect the tangled threads of past and present, he nonetheless finds time,naturellement, to enjoy the wine, food, and beauty of the Périgord region.“Enchanting.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Rich in atmosphere and personality, with characters bound by the tenacious strictures of history and memory. And almost without fail, everything stops for lunch. It’s impossible to read a Bruno novel without getting hungry and thirsty.” —The New York Times

“Fast-moving, totally engaging. . . . The joy of Mr. Walker’s Bruno series is the way the reader becomes immersed into [a] little-known corner of the world.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
“The Templars’ Last Secretbrings back [the] immensely appealing, sharp-witted Inspector Bruno. . . . Walker likes to mix rural France’s pleasures with surprising themes. . . . [But] none of this negates Bruno’s daily life—including his inability to resist good food.” —The Seattle Times

“Another feast for mystery and food lovers. . . . Walker’s Bruno, chief of police, mysteries are like the ideal European vacation: loaded with inspiring sights, good companions, and memorable meals (and there’s mulĂL