To Kill a Troubadour

Bruno, Chief of Police, Book 15

By: Martin Walker

Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie

When a musician’s new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish nationalists’ ire, and it’s up to Bruno to track down the extremists who seem ready to take deadly measures.

Les Troubadours, a folk music group that Bruno has long supported, go viral with their new number, “Song for Catalonia,” when the Spanish government suddenly bans the song. The songwriter, Joël Martin, is a local enthusiast for the old Occitan language of Périgord and the medieval troubadours, and he sympathizes with the Catalan bid for independence. The success of his song provokes outrage among extreme Spanish nationalists. Then, in a stolen car found on a Périgord back road, police discover a distinctive bullet for a state-of-the-art sniper’s rifle that can kill at three kilometers, and they fear that Joël might be the intended target.

The French and Spanish governments agree to mount a joint operation to stop the assailants, and Bruno is the local man on the spot who mobilizes his resources to track them down. While Bruno tries to keep the peace, his friend Florence reaches out for help. Her abusive ex-husband is about to be paroled from prison, and she fears he will return to reclaim their children. Will Bruno and Florence be able to prevent this unwanted visit? Despite the pressures, there is always time for Bruno to savor les plaisirs of the Dordogne around the table with friends.

©2022 Martin Walker (P)2022 Recorded Books

Exciting to the very last minute

I always thoroughly enjoy Martin Walker‘s books. This was no exception and kept me riveted to the last minute can’t wait for the next book. I know it will be as exciting.

A wonderful and intelligent mystery!

Plus excellent food and familiar characters. Bruno and St. Denis forever! I also adore the narrator.

The Narrator

The performance and everything that went into it. He has an incredible gift for doing different voices

Bruno at his best

What a chef! What a policeman! What a lover! This is a great Bruno book.

Bruno is back

I thought the Bruno books were getting a little lackluster. But this was one of the best I’ve read. It kept me turning the pages from the beginning to the end – or listening rather.I think I finished it in two days.