{"product_id":"an-enemy-in-the-village-martin-walker-9780593536643","title":"An Enemy in the Village: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA real estate agent's suicide sends shockwaves through the idyllic town of St. Denis, leading Bruno, Chief of Police, to suspect that there's more to this tragedy than meets the eye.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Bruno receives a call reporting a motionless figure in a car parked outside a beauty salon, he arrives ready to investigate. What he finds is a suicide note and the dead body of Monique, a successful businesswoman who sold chateaus to wealthy ex-pats. It seems like an open and shut case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Bruno can't shake the feeling that something sinister lurks underneath this tidy narrative. After he delivers Monique's final messages to those most important to her, malicious gossip about Bruno begins to spread through the village. One thing leads to another, and soon protesters are showing up outside the precinct, demanding that Bruno be taken off the job. Despite this disturbing turn of events, Bruno remains Bruno, never one to turn down a fine meal with good company in the French countryside. In the course of inquiry, he meets Jilly--and her dog, which happens to be the same breed as his beloved basset hound. As sparks fly and Bruno realizes just how much he has at stake, he races to find out what really happened to Monique, before he loses his badge, his new love--or worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593536649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593536643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Martin Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46233228837119,"sku":"9780593536643","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e65796a4-f10d-4886-9467-c6290905299b.jpg?v=1728992427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-enemy-in-the-village-martin-walker-9780593536643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}