Martin Walker (1) (1947–)

Author of Bruno, Chief of Police

For other authors named Martin Walker, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Martin Walker is a senior fellow of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think tank for CEOs of major corporations, based in Washington, D.C. Walker is also editor in chief emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International and the author of the Bruno series. show more (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Image credit: Der schottischer Historiker, politischer Journalist und Schriftsteller Martin Walker auf der Wiener Buchmesse 2019. By Bwag - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83858081

Series

Bruno Courrèges

Works by Martin Walker

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Bruno, Chief of Police (2008) 1,431 copies

The Dark Vineyard (2009) 743 copies

Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside (2010) 592 copies

The Crowded Grave (2012) 501 copies

The Devil's Cave (2013) 445 copies

The Resistance Man (2014) 393 copies

Death Undercover (2014) 353 copies

The Templars' Last Secret (2017) 341 copies

The Dying Season (2015) 320 copies

Fatal Pursuit (2016) 317 copies

The Body in the Castle Well (2019) 272 copies

A Taste for Vengeance (2018) 268 copies

The Cold War: A History (1993) 245 copies

The Shooting at Château Rock (2020) 233 copies

The Caves of Perigord (2002) 202 copies

The Coldest Case (2021) 198 copies

To Kill a Troubadour (2022) 161 copies

A Château Under Siege (2023) 112 copies

Bruno and the Carol Singers (2012) 110 copies

Bruno's Challenge & Other Dordogne Tales (2021) 82 copies

Makers of the American Century (2000) 47 copies

A Market Tale (2014) 47 copies

The Waking Giant: Soviet Union Under Gorbachev (1986) 46 copies

The Chocolate War (2018) 40 copies

A Birthday Lunch (2019) 38 copies

The National Front (1977) 33 copies

Bruno's Cookbook: Recipes and Traditions from a French Country Kitchen (2014) 30 copies

Oystercatcher (2020) 28 copies

Clinton: the President They Deserve (1996) 26 copies

Martin Walker's Russia (1989) 16 copies

Soviet Union (1989) 16 copies

Daily Sketches: Cartoon History of Twentieth Century Britain (1978) 13 copies

The Iraq War: As Witnessed by the Correspondents and Photographers of United Press International (2003) 12 copies

Powers of the press: The world's great newspapers (1982) 7 copies

The Dordogne Mysteries: Bruno, Chief of Police, the early cases (2017) 5 copies

A Grave in the Woods: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel (Bruno, Chief of Police Series Book 17) 5 copies

Brunos Gartenkochbuch (2019) 5 copies

The Infiltrator (1978) 4 copies

The Money Soldiers (1980) 3 copies

Bruno, Chief of Police Set: Books 1-4 (2021) 2 copies

Autumn 2006 Vol XXX, No. 4: The Wilson Quarterly 1 copy

Europe's mosque hysteria 1 copy

Bruno and the Carol Singers: A Christmas Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno, Chief of Police, Book 5) (2021) 1 copy

Stille Nacht: Nicht nur eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (German Edition) 1 copy

Bruno, Chef de cuisine: und andere Geschichten aus dem Périgord (2023) 1 copy

Troubadour: Bruno Courrèges 15 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Walker, Martin Alan
Birthdate: 1947-01-23
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Scotland, UK
Places of residence: Scotland, UK
Moscow, Russia
USA
Occupations: journalist
novelist
Organizations: The Guardian
United Press International
Agent: Stephanie Cabot (Gernert Agency)

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Reviews

Black Diamond by Martin Walker

2-1/2 stars.

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Abcdarian | 38 other reviews | May 18, 2024 |

Bruno, Chief of Police: A Novel of the French… by Martin Walker

Meet Benoît Courrèges, chief of police in the small town of Saint Denis in the Dordogne. At first I thought this story would prove to be by some Brit anxious to display how well he was integrated into French life - it was a bit of slow burn at first. In fact this is a good story, well told and with entirely believable surprises towards the end. Walker does show a real understanding of and sympathy for community life in rural southern France, and paints a rounded picture. It's readable and enjoyable, and pleasantly intriguing, despite its being a murder mystery. I'll read more books featuring Benoît Courrèges.… (more)

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Margaret09 | 94 other reviews | Apr 15, 2024 |

The Resistance Man: A Mystery of the French… by Martin Walker

Another far-fetched intrigue, involving French politics and furniture. It did illuminate one bit of French history of which I was unaware, a huge theft of money during WWII, never truly solved.

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ffortsa | 34 other reviews | Apr 14, 2024 |