'WALKER'S FINEST YET ... A FIRST-RATE MYSTERY' - Entertainment Weekly

Bruno, Chief of Police, investigates when a body is found floating in the river showing marks of Satanism. France's favourite cop must track down a murderer while quelling his town's superstitious fears in this page-turning mystery, part of an internationally bestselling series.

It is springtime France's Périgord, a time of beauty and calm. But not for Bruno, chief of police of the small town of St Denis. A woman's body has been found on a boat, bearing signs of a black magic ritual.

Bruno has too much on his plate as it is - mediating a domestic abuse case that needs careful handling and a dodgy local development proposal that seems just too good to be true.

But a murder case must take precedent and the roots of this one lie buried deep in the past - linked to a chateau above a bend in the river, to the reclusive old woman who lives there, and to the secret hidden in the Devil's Cave.

"If you're looking for some engaging entertainment as a beach read or for a wet afternoon then you're unlikely to go far wrong" - Bookbag

"The irresistible Bruno ... leaping up mountains and plunging into caves as he prevents various ingenious crimes and plots from upsetting the traditional way of life in St Denis" - Literary Review

"A page turning thriller ... well crafted and enjoyable" - Tribune

"Makes for pleasant holiday reading with its panoramic picture of life in all those Dordogne towns and hamlets" - Shotsmag

"The book's darker edges are balanced out by a likeable main character and Walker's obvious love for and understanding of French country life is obvious in every page" - Irish Examiner

"Walker's finest yet, a first-rate mystery" - Entertainment Weekly