Bruno investigates when a body is found floating in the river showing marks of Satanism. France's favourite cop must track down a murderer while quelling his town's superstitious fears. 'A HERO FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES' DAILY MAIL 'RICH ON LOCAL COLOUR' THE TIMES 'WALKER'S FINEST YET' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY It is springtime in France's Périgord, a time of beauty and calm. But not for Bruno, chief of police of the small town of St Denis. A woman's body has been found on a boat, bearing signs of a black magic ritual. Bruno has too much on his plate as it is - mediating a domestic abuse case that needs careful handling and a dodgy local development proposal that seems just too good to be true. But a murder case must take precedent and the roots of this one lie buried deep in the past - linked to a chateau above a bend in the river, to the reclusive old woman who lives there, and to the secret hidden in the Devil's Cave. ***************************** HEAR WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE DEVIL'S CAVE 'I love this series' 5* Reader Review 'Delightful escapism. Highly recommended' 5* Reader Review 'A cracking story' 5* Reader Review 'Page-turners, with complex plot lines' 5* Reader Review 'This series has it all for me' 5* Reader Review

マーティン・ウォーカーが描くペリゴールの牧歌的な風景と、そこに潜む禍々しい闇のコントラストは圧巻です。署長ブルーノは村の調和を守り抜く稀有な守護者として輝きを放ち、彼の眼差しが紡ぐ正義と慈愛は読者の胸を深く打ちます。悪魔崇拝を入り口に、土地の歴史と人間の業を炙り出す筆致は、まるで上質なワインのように芳醇で深遠です。 物語の核心は、洞窟に封印された過去と現代の歪みの邂逅にあります。美食や自然への讃歌を織り交ぜつつ、社会の不条理に立ち向かう力強い物語性は、単なるミステリの枠を超えた至高の人間ドラマと言えるでしょう。フランスの土の香りと共に、命の光と影を巡る濃密な読書体験にぜひ酔いしれてください。