The Black Diamond Mystery

Author : Martin Walker
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307701459

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Black Diamond by Martin Walker Pdf

The third installment in thed elightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Something dangerous is afoot in St. Denis. In the space of a few weeks, the normally sleepy village sees attacks on Vietnamese vendors, arson at a local Asian restaurant, subpar truffles from China smuggled into outgoing shipments at a nearby market—all of it threatening the Dordogne’s truffle trade, worth millions of dollars each year, and all of it spelling trouble for Benoît “Bruno” Courrèges, master chef, devoted oenophile, and, most important, beloved chief of police. When one of his hunting partners, a noted truffle expert, is murdered, Bruno’s investigation into the murky events unfolding around St. Denis becomes infinitely more complicated. His friend wasn’t just a connoisseur of French delicacies, he was a former high-profile intelligence agent—and someone wanted him dead. As the strange crimes continue, Bruno’s detective work takes him from sunlit markets to dim cafés, from luxurious feasts to tense negotiations—from all of the paradisial pleasures of the region to its shadowy underworld—and reunites him with a lost love, an ambitious policewoman also assigned to the case. Filled with an abundance of food and wine (including, bien sûr, many, many truffles) and a soupçon of romance, Black Diamond is a deliciously entertaining concoction that delivers all the complexity and delights of the Dordogne itself.

Author : Martin Walker
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307271464

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Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker Pdf

The first installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Meet Benoît Courrèges, aka Bruno, a policeman in a small village in the South of France. He’s a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes all that. Now Bruno must balance his beloved routines—living in his restored shepherd’s cottage, shopping at the local market, drinking wine, strolling the countryside—with a politically delicate investigation. He’s paired with a young policewoman from Paris and the two suspect anti-immigrant militants. As they learn more about the dead man’s past, Bruno’s suspicions turn toward a more complex motive. "Enjoyable.... Martin Walker plots with the same finesse with which Bruno can whip up a truffle omelette, and both have a clear appreciation for a life tied to the land." —The Christian Science Monitor "A nice literary pairing with the slow-food movement.... [It is] lovely...to linger at the table." —Entertainment Weekly "A wonderfully crafted novel as satisfying as a French pastry but with none of the guilt or calories." —Tuscon Citizen's Journal

Author : Joseph Olshan
Publisher : Polis Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947993488

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Black Diamond Fall by Joseph Olshan Pdf

From the acclaimed author of CLARA’S HEART and CLOUDLAND comes a rich, literary mystery based and united by two real events that occurred at Middlebury College; the disappearance of a student during winter break; and the vandalism of the Robert Frost Homestead located on one of the outer campuses. Luc Flanders has just finished playing a game of pond hockey with his college roommates when he realizes he has lost something precious and goes back to the ice to find it. He never returns, and the police department in Middlebury, Vermont are divided in their assessment of what may have happened to him. Some feel that Flanders left on his own accord and is deliberately out of touch. Others, including detectives Nick Jenkins and Helen Kennedy, suspect that harm may have come to him. As the search for Luc Flanders widens and intensifies, suspicions about several different people, including his Middlebury College roommates and ex-girlfriend arise. Unfortunately, Sam Solomon an older man with whom Luc has been having a secret relationship, cannot prove his whereabouts during the hours when the younger man may have disappeared and Solomon, too, comes under suspicion. As Luke Flanders disappears, the Robert Frost house near the Middlebury campus is vandalized. And there seems to be a link between the two events that the police are determined to discover. Alternating points of view between Luc Flanders Sam Solomon, Luc’s mother and detective Nick Jenkins, BLACK DIAMOND FALL races to a disturbing and astonishing conclusion in a lush, literary mystery that could only come from the mind of acclaimed author Joseph Olshan.

Author : Phyllis A. Whitney
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1974-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451059069

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Mystery of the Black Diamonds by Phyllis A. Whitney Pdf

Author : Catherine Bailey
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141906003

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Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey Pdf

Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain andbelonged to the Fitzwilliam family. It is England's forgotten palace which belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. But coal, one of the most emotive issues in twentieth century British politics, lies at its heart. This is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth century.

Author : Maria Aparecida Cerri
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984566539

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The Black Diamond Mystery by Maria Aparecida Cerri Pdf

Later on, in the castle, everybody celebrated with a delicious dinner by the sound of the choir composed by men and women dressed in black and white. Abel and Cristina talked at the castle’s balcony. They looked at the sky, and it seemed that someone was telling them: “There will always be a Zena to dominate the world and sacrifice its people. Many will believe their promises and will even carry her on their arms!”

Author : John F. Dobbyn
Publisher : Oceanview Publishing
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781608090235

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Black Diamond by John F. Dobbyn Pdf

In the crosshairs of two warring mobs Michael Knight and Lex Devlin agree to defend a jockey accused of murdering a fellow jockey during a race at Boston's Suffolk Downs. Michael's expertise in the machinations of the horse racing game is expected to serve them well. But a personal attachment to the murdered jockey thrusts Michael and Lex into the midst of conflict between Boston's Irish mafia and remnants of the terrorist branch of the Irish Republican Army. Now they are in the crosshairs of both, and the brutality of these combatants knows no bounds. As Michael and Lex uncover layer after layer of deceptions involved in the seamier side of horse racing, they become more dangerous to the gangs. In action that shuttles between Ireland and Boston, the lives of the lawyers as well as those close to them are in the gravest danger and the criminals show no mercy in their quest to put an end to this threat. As their investigation hurtles forward, it could end a wonderful law partnership due to the absence of living partners.

Author : Phyllis A. Whitney
Publisher : Signet
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Colorado
ISBN : 0451059069

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Mystery of the Black Diamonds by Phyllis A. Whitney Pdf

Author : Juliet Wills
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1741158397

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The Diamond Dakota Mystery by Juliet Wills Pdf

This extraordinary true tale follows the disappearance of more than 20 million dollars worth of precious diamonds during World War II. In 1942, as the Japanese army advanced on Java, two wealthy businessmen entrusted a Russian aviator, Captain Ivan Smirnoff, with a small, mysteriously-unmarked package, to be delivered to a businessman in Sydney. The plane was attacked during a Japanese air raid and under heavy fire, but Smirnoff miraculously landed the badly damaged plane on an isolated beach on Java's far northwest coast. A few weeks later, Jack Palmer stumbled across the lost package—containing precious diamonds—among the plane's wreckage. Nicknamed "Diamond Jack," Palmer and two others were charged with theft of the diamonds. This true adventure follows the diamonds as they are lost, found, and lost again.

Author : Phil Roxbee Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Adventure games
ISBN : OCLC:37629685

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Who Stole the Black Diamond? by Phil Roxbee Cox Pdf

Readers follow a trail of clues on each page in an attempt to find the stolen black diamond. Includes helpful hints and answers at the back of the book.

Author : Eddie Campbell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 159643256X

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The Black Diamond Detective Agency, Collector's Edition by Eddie Campbell Pdf

A graphic novel about a corn farmer named John Hardin who is suspected by the Black Diamond Detective Agency for blowing up a train and finds himself running from the law.

Author : Peter Lovesey
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781641293136

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Diamond and the Eye by Peter Lovesey Pdf

A Bath antiques dealer has disappeared, and detective Peter Diamond has been saddled with the "help" of a hardboiled Philip Marlowe wannabe private investigator in cracking the case. MWA Grand Master Peter Lovesey's 20th installment in the award-winning series will have readers laughing from the first page. If there's one thing detective Bath Peter Diamond has no patience for, it's a dumb git trying to get involved in one of his investigations—for example, a Philip Marlowe-wannabee private investigator like the self-styled Johnny Getz (his card claims he Getz results). But fate has saddled Diamond with this trial. A Bath antiques dealer, Septimus "Seppy" Hubbard, has disappeared without a trace, and his daughter, Ruby, has hired Johnny Getz to find him. When a dead body is discovered in Seppy's locked-up store, the missing persons case becomes a murder investigation, and now Diamond has to collaborate with the insufferable private eye.

Author : Andrea Kane
Publisher : Black Diamond
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1682320367

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The Black Diamond by Andrea Kane Pdf

"A classic has been born" raved Rendezvous of Legacy of the Diamond, the first novel in Andrea Kane's mesmerizing Black Diamond series. Weaving a web of passion and intrigue, this bestselling author once again returns to the sweeping countryside of Regency England in a tale that pulses with excitement... as a mercenary of noble birth and an unconventional lady risk their lives and hearts in a dangerous hunt for a fabulous gem. Aurora Huntley, free-spirited sister to the earl of Pembourne, lives under the dark shadow of the black diamond. The victim of threats from privateers who believe her brother possesses the precious stone, Aurora is a virtual prisoner in her own home. She now faces a fate worse than death: an arranged marriage to an uninspiring suitor. Craving adventure and freedom, Aurora has no choice but to do something shocking, something scandalous... For two hundred pounds, a handsome stranger agrees to help Aurora stage her own ruin. But her kiss stuns him, and her name shocks him. She is a Huntley, and he is Julian Bencroft, the new duke of Morland. For generations their families have been bitter enemies because of the black diamond. Now, joining forces to claim the treasure, Julian and Aurora discover a love that is far more precious than any jewel. But first, they must conquer the evil that surrounds them--or surrender their new found joy to the diamond's age-old legacy of betrayal.

Author : Martin Walker
Publisher : Quercus Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1849161852

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Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker Pdf

Just before dawn one summer morning Bruno is summoned by the wail of the siren in the little town of St Denis in the Périgord. A fire is raging in a local barn and spreading to the surrounding fields. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of petrol leaves no doubt it was arson. Meanwhile, a Californian producer wants to set up a wine-making business in the valley. Despite the money and jobs this would bring, many fear it would destroy their town. When a violent death follows the crop burning, it looks as though someone is prepared to do anything to stop the scheme. Bruno will have to draw on all his local knowledge to reach the truth.

Author : Cheryl Bradshaw
Publisher : Pixie Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Black Diamond Death by Cheryl Bradshaw Pdf

"While I've found most mystery/thrillers to be rehashes of the same old plot line, this was refreshingly new/original." - Jack Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Reflexive Fire Charlotte Halliwell has a secret. Before she has the chance to reveal it to her sister, Audrey, she's found dead. At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than an accident, until poison is found coursing through Charlotte's body. Audrey hires Sloane Monroe, a sassy, headstrong private investigator. As Sloane works to solve the case, a second body is found. With the killer aware that Sloane will stop at nothing to find him, he tracks her every move. Will Sloane uncover the truth before he strikes again? If you're a fan of Sue Grafton and Mary Higgins Clark, you'll enjoy this fast-paced, page-turning mystery. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling series. Readers are saying: "The tone reminds me of Robert B. Parker's novels." "The characters are interesting, and the plot kept me hooked." "The end caught me off-guard. It was perfect!" "Great characters, entertaining dialogue, and great plot development."