A Taste for Vengeance

In Martin Walker's A Taste for Vengeance, the 11th installment in the Bruno, Chief of Police mystery series, this novel would give you the right ingredients for a dark and twisted mystery plot and a dollop of intrigue too. Bruno is the Chief of Police of St. Denis, a small village town in the South of France. He's also a rugby coach and a cooking instructor on the side. It all started for Bruno, when he received a call from his colleague that one of her cooking students never showed up for class. When he searched for her, he discovered she was found dead with a man in her hotel room. Not only did he have to deal with this double homicide, he had to dig into Monika Felder's background and how she ended up here. Besides that, he had to deal with pressure from the mayor, and one of his star rugby player's unplanned pregnancy, and a daring plot to assassinate one of his esteemed colleagues. Although Bruno's devoted to his dog Balzac and to his job, he's looking for a woman to spend his life with. As he looked further to discover the hidden background in Monika Felder's ailing husband and her lover, when things come to a head when he learned of a hit from the IRA and how it was connected to both murders and who wanted to do both of them in with a dash of revenge.

This was an intriguing newest novel in the Bruno Chief of police series. I loved how we learned how to make dishes like a culinary cozy and compare it with a great blend of mystery and drama. I loved the interesting and idyllic locations in St. Denis and all over France for the scenic settings. It gave us a taste of village life right there. I did care for Bruno, single, and have a lot on his plate to keep him busy with full hands. I did like his colleagues on the police force and thought of Prunier a bit overbearing. This would make you salivate like a tempting meal and keep you reading on every page with non-stop drama, suspense, intrigue and  plenty of action along the way.

Will you have a Taste for Vengenace today?