Brittany mysteries
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 1
Publication Date
2015.
Physical Desc
318 pages : map ; 22 cm
Description
"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. 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. The legendary ninety-one-year-old hotelier Pierre-Louis Pennec,...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 2
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Ten miles off the coast of Brittany lie the fabled Glenan Islands. Boasting sparkling white sands and crystal clear waters, they seem perfectly idyllic, until one day in May three bodies wash up on shore. At first glance the deaths appear accidental, but as the identities of the victims comes to light, cantankerous Commisaire Dupin is pulled back into action for a case of what seems to be cold-blooded murder. Ever viewed as an outsider in a region...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 3
Publication Date
2018.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out of the blue in the salt works.
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 4
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
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"Jean-Luc Bannalec's fourth novel in the Commissaire Dupin series. It's picturesque, suspenseful, and the next best thing to a trip to Brittany. Along the picturesque Belon River, home of the world famous oyster beds, between steep cliffs, ominous forests and the Atlantic Ocean, a stubborn elderly film actress discovers a corpse. By the time Commissaire Dupin arrives at the scene, the body has disappeared. A little while later, he receives a phone...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 5
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Deep sea fishers, dolphin researchers, smugglers, and an island shrouded in myth in the middle of the rough Atlantic ocean: Commissaire Dupin had sworn he would never again investigate on the ocean, but his fifth case takes him offshore, off the west coast of Brittany on a beautifully sunny day in June. He lands on the unique Île de Sein, populated by more rabbits than people, where the hairdresser arrives by boat and which was formerly inhabited...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 6
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
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Description
"Inspector Dupin and Claire are on a two-week vacation, but while Claire seems to enjoy the quiet of the beach, Commissaire Dupin takes every opportunity to leave the beach towel. The fabulous dinners on the hotel patio and the rumors about a stolen statue of a saint are the few interesting moments of his days on vacation. But then a tourist vanishes without trace and there's an attack on a deputy to the local assembly, who is involved in confrontations...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 7
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
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Description
"The forest of Broceliande, with its picturesque lakes and castles, is the last remnant of the fairy kingdom, if Breton lore is to be believed. Innumerable legends spanning thousands of years are set here, inclding the tale of King Arthur and the Round Table. It seems to be an appropriate destination for Commissaire Dupin and his team to take a late summer field trip. But when the body of a historian turns up, Dupin is called upon to investigate in...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 8
Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
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Description
"In all of Commissaire Georges Dupin's time living in Brittany, there has never been a murder on his home turf, until now, in Jean-Luc Bannalec's The Body by the Sea. A town on the sea, Concarneau's nickname is Ville Bleue, or the Blue Town. With three harbors at its center, visitors can see enormous ships, sailors, fishermen, and the industry that goes alongside it. Because of its geographical location, Concarneau has shown it's perfectly positioned...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 9
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm.
Appears on list
Description
"Commissaire Georges Dupin investigates the murder of a grand chef in a local market run by another restaurateur with whom he had a very public feud."--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 10
Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"An August heat wave has all of Brittany in its grasp, and the only chance to cool down for Commissaire Georges Dupin is his daily swim in the ocean. Until one morning his routine is interrupted because a body has been found in the harbor with clear signs of foul play. Patric Provost was from one of the long-established families on the island of Belle-Île, Breton'sbiggest and most famous island. Provost owned and operated a company dealing in an...
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Series
Georges Dupin novels volume 11
Publication Date
2026.
Physical Desc
320 pages 21 cm.
Description
In "The Secrets of the Abbey," Commissaire Georges Dupin investigates when Second Inspector Kadeg's aunt dies after receiving death omens and Kadeg is attacked at her former abbey estate.

