Pel and the Promised Land

Fires have been breaking out all over Chief Inspector Pels beloved province of Burgundy, from small houses to woodland. Then a local farmers flock of sheep is poisoned, a tray of valuable rings stolen from a local jewellers, and the body of a woman is found. Inspector Pel has his work cut out for him in this exhilarating murder mystery. Moody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.