Bruno Courreges, chief of police for St. Denis, is just about to head to
work when he receives a call about the death of a woman at the base of a
cliff. Did she fall or was she pushed? The local count is concerned
about Templar enthusiasts, but upon seeing the body, suggests that it
was posed. He then shows Bruno a photo of a local ancient statue that
had been found in the area; it shows the same exact pose.
Later in the day, Bruno finds that he has had a bureaucrat from Paris
foisted upon him. The woman Amelie, is actually able to help him a bit
with puzzling graffiti, which the dead woman had been spray painting on
the cliff wall. She also is a help when it comes to identifying the
dead woman. There seems to be a connection to Israel.
Not long after that, Bruno is informed that the Mossad and Shin Bet are
interested in the woman. It isn’t long before the search is expanded
and results begin to pour in; all unbeknownst to Bruno. It turns out
that there were four others with the dead woman and they are
terrorists. The search begins.
Author Martin Walker has plenty of action awaiting the reader,
interspersed with periods of calm as Bruno prepares for the wedding of
two close friends. A very good read, which was hard to put down.
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