Something dangerous is afoot in St. Denis; in the space of a few weeks, the normally sleepy village sees attacks on Vietnamese vendors, arson at a local Asian restaurant, and subpar truffles from China smuggled into outgoing shipments at a nearby market. All of it threatens the Dordogne's truffle trade, worth millions of dollars each year, and all of it spells trouble for Beno簾t ��runo��Courr癡ges, master chef, devoted oenophile, and beloved chief of police. When one of his hunting partners, a noted truffle expert, is murdered, Bruno�� investigation into the murky events unfolding around St. Denis becomes infinitely more complicated. Because his friend wasn�� just a connoisseur of French delicacies, he was a former high-profile intelligence agent��nd someone wanted him dead.