"Walker's Bruno novels are good mysteries, but they're also travelogues and culinary experiences, history lessons and nature guides." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Unashamedly lavished with warmth. . . . The ubiquitous atmosphere of [Walker's] books is of undisguised affection for the towns, villages, their people, their wine and their food of the Dordogne." --Forbes

"Rich in atmosphere and personality. . . . It's impossible to read a Bruno novel without getting hungry and thirsty." --The New York Times

"Consistently excellent . . . I really want to know Bruno, to eat at his dinner table with his charming and entertaining guests, to play fetch with his basset hound, Balzac . . . I really want to be Bruno." --Bruce Tierney, BookPage (starred review)

"[A] deliciously food-and-wine-soaked world. . . . [With] a cast of characters guaranteed to charm." --Wine Spectator

"Bruno Courrèges may be France's . . . answer to dapper . . . James Bond." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

"[A] charming French village, great food, eccentric characters, and a mystery to nudge things along. . . . Savory indeed." --The Seattle Times

"Falling-off-the-bone French at its ne plus ultra." --Kirkus Reviews

"[An] elegant series. . . . Francophiles will relish the evocative descriptions of the Périgord region and its cuisine. Distinctive characters complement the intricate mystery." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Highly satisfying." --The Boston Globe