

As he delves further into the lives of the victim and the suspects, he uncovers a web of secrecy and silence that belies the village's quaint image.Ī delectable mystery, Death in Brittany transports listeners to the French coast, where you can practically smell the sea air and taste the perfectly cooked steak-frites. With his seafood allergy and fear of the ocean, Parisian homicide inspector Georges Dupin takes to his new assignment in rugged, majestic Brittany like a fis. This all leads to the hunt for missing people, murder, and the quest for the mystery of the. An obstinate detective whose unconventional methods include good food, good wine, and taking in plenty of sea air, Dupin finds his case further complicated when ongoing incidents compound the mystery. Commissaire Georges Dupin and his small team from Police Headquarters in Concarneau had done well in the traffic and taken only just over an hour to get. Commissaire Dupin is shot investigating a journalists research. Commissaire Georges Dupin, a Parisian-born caffeine junkie recently relocated from the glamour of Paris to the remote (if picturesque) Breton coast, is not happy when he is dragged from his morning croissant and coffee to the scene of a curious murder. Dupin and his team identify five principal suspects, including a rising political star, a longtime friend of the victim, and a wealthy art historian. The legendary ninety-one-year-old hotelier Pierre-Louis Pennec, owner of the Central Hotel, has been found dead.Ī picture-perfect seaside village which played host to Gauguin in the nineteenth century, Pont-Aven is at the height of its tourist season and is immediately thrown into an uproar. The local village of Pont-Aven - a sleepy community by the sea where everyone knows one other and nothing much seems to happen - is in shock. By disciplinary action, police chief Georges Dupin is. An international bestseller, this captivating whodunit introduces Commisaire Dupin - a witty, quintessential traditional police inspector in an idyllic French seaside village.Ĭommissaire Georges Dupin, a Parisian-born caffeine junkie recently relocated from the glamour of Paris to the remote (if picturesque) Breton coast, is not happy when he is dragged from his morning croissant and coffee to the scene of a curious murder. Kommissar Dupin: With Pasquale Aleardi, Jan Georg Schtte, Annika Blendl, Ludwig Blochberger.
