Breton Glamour (The Fifteenth Case for Inspector Dupin)

  • Set in Roscoff, the “most English” town in Britanny, famous for its onions
  • Over 6 million copies of the bestselling series sold and translated into 19 languages
  • Complete English translations of the first ten titles available

In the latest installment of the bestselling series, Commissaire Dupin is called to the northern coast of Brittany where a crime fiction festival and a murder shakes the town of Roscoff.

While enjoying a meal, Dupin learns that a young woman has been stabbed. The town is already in chaos due to protests by ferry employees and mysterious activities within the "Brotherhood for the Protection of the Roscoff Onion." As threatening slogans appear on walls, Dupin realizes this case is more dangerous than any before, leading him deep into the local culture and conflicts.

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  • Publisher: KiWi-Paperback
  • Release: 24.06.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-462-00603-2
  • 320 Pages
  • Series: Kommissar Dupin ermittelt
  • Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Breton Glamour (The Fifteenth Case for Inspector Dupin)
Jean-Luc Bannalec Breton Glamour (The Fifteenth Case for Inspector Dupin)
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Jean-Luc Bannalec

Jean-Luc Bannalec is the pen name of Jörg Bong. His crime series featuring Inspector Dupin has been adapted for television, sold over 6 million copies and was translated into 19 languages . In 2016, the author received the title “Mécène de Bretagne” from the region of Brittany. Since 2018, he has been an honorary member of the Académie littéraire de Bretagne. Most recently, he has received the HomBuch book fair award for Franco-German relations and the honorary citizenship of Concarneau.