The Secrets of the Abbey - (Brittany Mystery) by Jean-Luc Bannalec (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

In international bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec's The Secrets of the Abbey, between large inlets, the wild Atlantic, and enchanting apple orchards, a tricky and highly personal case unfolds for Commissaire Georges Dupin and his team.

Summer in Brittany has carried merrily into October, bringing warm, sunny days and balmy nights. For Commissaire Georges Dupin and his team, it also brings a heavy blow. Second inspector Kadeg's aunt has passed away after being struck by a series of omens of death. And when Kadeg travels to the former abbey where his aunt lived, he's attacked and critically injured.

Dupin and the rest of his team quickly head to the aunt's estate on the Côte des Légendes to look into what happened. But the more they look, the more questions are uncovered, and the more secrets Kadeg's family seems to have.

Review Quotes

Praise for Commissaire Georges Dupin and the Brittany Mysteries

"Roll over Maigret. Commissaire Dupin has arrived." --M.C. Beaton

"[A] superb series." -The Globe and Mail (Canada)

"The descriptions of Brittany are mesmerizing. It has been elevated into my top 10 places I need to visit, all thanks to Bannalec." --BookPage (starred review)

"[Bannalec's] mysteries are both well-crafted and impossible to read without wanting to use them as guides for future trips to the region." --Booklist (starred review)

"[Bannalec's] Brittany is timeless." -Kirkus Reviews

"Dupin [is] something of a contemporary provincial Poirot."--Publishers Weekly