At the heart of French gastronomy lies the famed black truffle of the Perigord. But France's truffles are being adulterated with cheaper ones from China, and it seems that Chinese organised crime is behind the fraud. In St Denis market, a Vietnamese family has been selling their dishes for years, until their stall is wrecked by attackers who look Chinese. Again it appears that organised crime is behind the outrage, firing the opening shots of a Viet-Chinese triad war.
'So likeable is Courreges and so convincing his milieu, that I was desperate for more Bruno as soon as Black Diamond's brisk and brutal conclusion came... C'est formidable'
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ISBN: 9781849161237
Publication date: 29/09/2011
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9781849161237 |
| Publication date: | 29th September 2011 |
| Author: | Martin Walker |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing Plc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: | Crime / Mystery, eBook Favourites, Thriller / Suspense, |
| Categories: | Crime & mystery, |
Martin Walker was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and Harvard. In 25 years with the Guardian, he served as Bureau Chief in Moscow and, in the US, as European Editor. In addition to his prize-winning journalism, he wrote and presented the BBC series Martin Walker's Russia and Clintonomics. He has written several acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Cold War: A History. His most recent novel is Dark Vineyard. He lives in Washington and spends his summers in his house in the Dordogne.
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