Death in Cognac - Hardcover

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Examining magistrate, Cecile Galant, goes to stay with an old friend, Clarisse, who has married into the House of Desmond - a famous manufacturer of cognac. Chateau Desmond is beautiful and the perfect backdrop for a relaxing break in the countryside - until Hubert Desmond is found dead, having fallen down the stairs to the cellar. It is assumed to be a drunken accident, until other past secrets start coming to light and the Desmond dynasty's owners are determined to do everything in their power to maintain the old establishment. Meanwhile, in Marseille, the death of a young child brings interracial tensions to the surface in the deprived estates of the city and Chief Inspector Maubourg must prevent a riot if he is to find out why anyone would want to poison a young girl. It seems that in both the tranquil countryside and the bustling city, the France of the past and of the future are in deep conflict...

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