A Mysterious Review of The Richebourg Affair by R. M. Cartmel. A Commander Truchaud Mystery.
Review summary: This is a very complex mystery with many elements and much depth. The setting is gorgeously depicted and the lead character, a Paris police officer home to pay his respects upon the death of his older brother, recognizes something is amiss and sets out to discover what it is. A strong start to this proposed trilogy of mysteries set in France's wine country. (Click here for text of full review.)
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The Richebourg Affair
R. M. Cartmel
A Commander Truchaud Mystery
Crime Scene Books (August 2014)
Publisher synopsis: Commandant Truchaud of the Paris police is used to dealing with villainy and violence in the French capital, but when he is summoned home to Burgundy on the death of his brother, he finds a seething vat of theft, fraud and cold-blooded murder fomenting beneath the serene surface of the little village of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
• What is hidden behind the cellar walls?
• Who wanted his brother dead?
• Why does Inspector Molleau have a loaded pistol in his desk drawer?
As Truchaud digs deeper and deeper into the mystery, he discovers that, for some people, Richebourg is quite literally a wine to die for …
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