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The Devil's Cave

By: Martin Walker
Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie
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Bestselling author Martin Walker pens stories filled with small-town ambience and charming characters. In The Devil’s Cave, police chief Bruno Courréges is investigating a murder as the tiny French village of St. Denis prepares for Easter. An unknown woman - dead, naked, and bearing the marks of a black magic ritual - is found in a boat floating down the River Vézère. With the townsfolk terrified, clues quickly lead Bruno to the Gouffre de Colombac - the Devil’s Cave.

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Fabulous series

Great plot, beautiful writing, excellent narration. I highly recommend these books! I am looking forward to the next one!

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Good read!

staged-discovery, federal-agents, local-politics, local-law-enforcement, local-gossip, long-term-illness, lies, subterfuge, France, crime fiction/thriller, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, small-town, rural, relationship-issues, relationships, relatives, audiobook, false-information, false-identities, secrets, secret-passages, caves, investigations, foodie, procedural, superstitions, suspense, due-diligence, witty, wealthy, greed, deception, international-crime-and-mystery, unputdownable*****

This one starts with a body, progresses to an impression of devil worship and drugs, discovers one large fraudulent deception, and lots more. I love this series!
Voice actor Robert Ian MacKenzie is excellent with interpretation and character definition, and superior in the rolling tones of French pronunciations.

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Wonderful story line and narration.

I'm loving this serie! Wonderful storyline and narration. I'm looking forward to the next book.

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Walker does it again

Another fabulous Bruno adventure.

Great series; great book; great food; great characters; great narration. I just want Bruno to finally settle on one woman. :-)

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Another enjoyable Bruno mystery

We like how these go. The pace is relaxed but steady. The stakes are real but not world shaking.
The clues turn up in believable order. The talk sounds like real sorts of talk. We like the way Bruno works fir harmony in his town as a main goal yet can also relate to the unvirtuous.

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the series gets a little less believable

in my humble opinion, the story gets too far away from reality. I loved the focus on the main character, the food from the region.

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Series Got Much Better with Book # 5

I was not thrilled with books 3 and 4 in the series, but this story was probably the best so far. I enjoy Bruno for his love of simple pleasures (food, wine, beauty, animals). He is the perfect Chief of Police for a small country town in France. I have learned so much French history and geography as he covers subjects that are not just about the World Wars or Impressionism.

The cases, quirky characters, and place all make for great detective stories with lots of warmth and charm with some danger thrown in now and then. These stories are comparable, but not as good as, the Louise Penny series set in Three Pines, Quebec. To be honest, the cases are not hard to solve, but an occasional twist is thrown in that I am not expecting. I have seen much improvement to the story structure with this fifth book.

I enjoy the narrator as he adds more charm to the stories. I have already loaded Book 6 and am ready to go.

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My first Bruno mystery. Excellent story.

Very enjoyable. Rich in tradition and history. I'm adding Martin Walker to my reading list.

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Great Book

I enjoy the history lessons in Walker’s books. Do read this book and you will learn about the Perigore!

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A Challenging Read...

As I finished the fifth installment of Bruno's adventures, I wonder about my desire to keep on going, and yet it is there. I have learned so much about French history, which is appropriate in our present state of world affairs. But I know there is so much I miss out on, having no French language experience. So much French, most of it not translated is frustrating. But the characters, and Bruno, especially, are so real and complex, that you just want to stay with it.
The best comparison I can think of is that the series reminds me of Louise Penny's Three Pines series...which she can't publish fast enough for me. Anyway, this series really makes me want a Bassett Hound!!!!!8

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