MYSTERY

The Templars' Last Secret: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel

by Martin Walker
Knopf. Jun. 2017. 336p. ISBN 9781101946800. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781101946817. M
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In southwestern France, a woman's body is found at the foot of a cliff near the Château de Commarque; underneath the former Knights Templar stronghold lies a labyrinth of prehistoric caves. In his tenth outing (after Fatal Pursuit), St. Denis police chief Bruno, and young Amélie, who's shadowing Bruno's community policing, discover the dead woman is an archaeologist who was tracking a mysterious religious artifact that could aggravate tensions among Middle Eastern factions. When terrorists emerge to threaten the safety and sanctity of St. Denis, Bruno must join forces with both new and old friends to protect his community.
VERDICT Bruno and the idyllic town of St. Denis continue to gain popularity with readers, thanks to the combination of a likable character, a vivid sense of place, and detailed descriptions of France's Dordogne region. Fans of Louise Penny's "Armand Gamache" series and Fred Vargas's "Commissaire Adamsberg" mysteries will enjoy another view of policing in a French community.
Reviewed by Ann Chambers Theis , May 01, 2017
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