Breton Nights (The Eleventh Case for Commissaire Dupin)

Secret gardens, rare bird species, sparkling cider - and majestic landscapes.

While the summer in Brittany carries on merrily into October Kadeg's family is dealt a heavy blow. His 89-year-old aunt passes away after being struck by a series of  "omens of death." But that's not all, Kadeg is attacked and critically injured on her estate. Inspector Dupin and his team are shaken to the core and search the grounds of the historic former abbey, where Kadeg's aunt lived, for possible reasons for the crime. Soon, the oddities multiply. What is it about the sensational bird sightings on the Côte des Légendes that Kadeg's aunt noted shortly before her death? And what secrets are the other family members hiding?
In one of the rarest and most breathtaking areas of Brittany, in the far north, between large inlets, the wild Atlantic and enchanting apple orchards, a tricky and highly personal case unfolds...