The Winemaker's End (Dupin series #12)

  • 6.7 million copies of the bestselling series sold
  • Complete English translations of the first eleven titles available
  • Series translated into 19 languages
  • #2 on the Börsenblatt Bestseller of the Year List 2023

Commissaire Georges Dupin and his wife, Claire, are on their honeymoon in the Loire. From winery to winery, from one culinary delight to the next, the journey is to go. Typically, Dupin balked at any kind of idleness, but not this trip. And he and his new bride agreed to leave their work behind in Brittany. For Dupin, that means staying out of any and all criminal cases.

But their careful plan unravels when a well-known winemaker is murdered, who happens to be the ex-husband of one of Claire’s friends. It’s not Dupin’s case. He doesn’t have jurisdiction. He doesn't know the area. Truthfully, he’d rather continue their trip. But Claire insists their honeymoon is the perfect disguise for an unofficial investigation, and wants to partner with Dupin to solve the case. And it soon becomes clear, Claire will do this - with or without Dupin.

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  • Publisher: KiWi-Paperback
  • Release: 21.06.2023
  • ISBN: 978-3-462-05404-0
  • 336 Pages
  • Series: Kommissar Dupin ermittelt
  • Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Buchcover von The Winemaker's End (Dupin series #12): Kommissar Dupins zwölfter Fall
Jean-Luc Bannalec The Winemaker's End (Dupin series #12)
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Jean-Luc Bannalec

Jean-Luc Bannalec is the pen name of Jörg Bong. His crime series featuring Commissaire Dupin has been adapted for television, sold 6.7 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.