The Body by the Sea
A Brittany Mystery
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
In all of Commissaire Georges Dupin’s time living in Brittany, there has never been a murder on his home turf, until now, in Jean-Luc Bannalec's The Body by the Sea.
A town on the sea, Concarneau’s nickname is Ville Bleue, or the Blue Town. With three harbors at its center, visitors can see enormous ships, sailors, fishermen, and the industry that goes alongside it. Because of its geographical location, Concarneau has shown it’s perfectly positioned to protect its inhabitants from enemy attacks.
For this reason and more, including his favorite restaurant, the Amiral, Commissaire Georges Dupin calls this town home. Most of his colleagues are on vacation for the Pentecost long weekend, but Dupin remains. His future in-laws are coming to visit.
But what happens when an enemy attacks from within? Dupin’s plans as host must change when the body of Doctor Chaboseau is discovered. Chaboseau fell to his death, pushed from his home above the Amiral. With only two new colleagues to help—no one else is answering their phone—Dupin is tasked with finding out what happened to the doctor.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The suspicious death of Pierre Chaboseau, a cardiologist and general practitioner who takes a fatal fall from a restaurant balcony, drives Bannalec's intoxicating eighth Brittany mystery (after 2018's The King Arthur Case). The death occurs in the harbor town of Concarneau over Pentecost weekend when Commissaire Georges Dupin and his wife expect to entertain his in-laws and most of his investigators are away. Despite the skeleton crew, Dupin soon establishes the death was a homicide and begins to look into the victim's business dealings, particularly those with a pharmacist and a wine merchant. The trio have invested in a several local businesses, including breweries and canneries, and tension has mounted among the partners. The action takes place over two very busy days, which includes an explosion in the harbor, another murder, and Dupin frequently indulging his penchant for sampling food and drink. Bennalec smoothly blends the beauty and charm of the region into the whodunit plot. Readers will be ready to pack their bags and head to Brittany by the end of this one.
