In South-West France, "chef de police" Bruno must trace the connection between bank notes linked to the 1944 Neuvic train robbery, a wave of local burglaries which has brought an old flame to town, and a body. Walker's novels are top ten bestsellers across Europe.

Martin Walker is a prize-winning journalist and the author of several acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Cold War: A History. He lives in the Dordogne and Washington, DC.