An Island of Suspects: A Brittany Mystery (Kommissar Dupin #10) [B1531]

2025 HCDJ in excellent condition. International bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec's Commissaire Georges Dupin and his team head to Breton paradise in An Island of Suspects. 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's biggest and most famous island. Provost owned and operated a company dealing in an island delicacy: the famous Belle-Île-sheep. As Bretons say, the sheep season themselves while they're eating, grazing on salty, iodine-rich meadows, full of wild herbs, directly by the ocean. In Dupin's culinary ranking, this lamb comes right behind entrecôte. And that's saying something. Dupin has barely stepped foot on the utopia-like island before it comes to light that Provost was not well liked. And someone was blackmailing him for one million euros, the deadline for payment the night before Provost's body was caught on the buoy. Everyone on the island has a motive. Any one of them could be the killer.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Another excellent entry in this series. As always, I enjoy the descriptions of the French landscape, the food, and the gentle humour."; "After reading this I am ready to take a plane, a train and a boat to this island just to see the beauty, drink the coffee and the scotch and eat at the bakery! Loved the mystery and the ending."; "What a page turner from page one when a body is found in the harbor! Another island full of folklore, history and amazing nature! Interesting 10th book in the series. Very much a celebration of Brittany and its amazing place in history, culture, cuisine. The main character is eccentric in his habits and methods and the writer has developed the storytelling in each book to really highlight this plus Brittany. Highly recommend each book."