Commissaire dupin1/8/2024 ![]() Once upon the salt marshes, where the ocean has been harvested for it’s precious treasure for centuries, Dupin is shot at, wounded, and trapped in a small hut overnight.Īs a victim of a crime, and way out of his jurisdiction, Dupin is not part of the investigation, but his boss soon settles the situation and Dupin finds himself in the awkward situation of being on almost an equal footing as Commissaire Rose, but it is her territory and so he, and his investigators, answer to her.ĭupin would find this a troubling situation except Commissaire Rose is like a female image of him, doing what he would do, asking the same questions, as kurt and dynamic as he. Hardly a crime and without further information something he normally wouldn’t look into, but she is a friend of his and a trusted writer of all things in the North West of France, so he goes. What's going on in the salt works? Dupin and Rose search feverishly for clues and stumble upon false alibis, massive conflicts of interest, personal feuds-and ancient Breton legends. But he won't be working alone because Sylvaine Rose is the investigator responsible for the department-and she lives up to her name. It is thanks to his secretary Nolwenn and the ambition of the prefect that Dupin is assigned to the case. The offender remains a mystery, and a short time later, Breval disappears without a trace. ![]() But when he starts snooping around mysterious barrels on behalf of Lilou Breval, a journalist friend, he finds himself unexpectedly under attack. He had actually been looking forward to escaping his endless paperwork and taking a trip to the "white country" between the raging Atlantic Ocean and idyllic rivers. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out of the blue in the salt works. The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. "Bannelec's Breton adventures are some of the best French local color going, with a deft blend of puzzle, personality, and description of the indescribable."- Kirkus Reviews The Fleur de Sel Murders is internationally bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec's third installment in the atmospheric Commissaire Dupin mystery series. Commissaire Dupin is back on the case in this atmospheric mystery from international bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec.
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