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Los crímenes de Saint-Malo is another wonderful novel in the Commissioner Dupin series.
This time the setting is Saint-Malo and its surroundings. It seems that the city, within the peculiarity of French Brittany, is the most peculiar of the entire region. In addition, it seems that the gastronomy, and there we have Dupin’s weakness, is from one Michelin star up.
In Los crímenes de Saint-Malo, Dupin is in a conference of “twinning and improvement of procedures” between the different policemen of Brittany. Every night they have an organized dinner in a Michelin star restaurant. In fact, one of the restaurants reminds me a lot of one here in Santiago de Compostela, also with a star. The restaurant in question is Otonali, by Bertrand Larcher, and it also combines Japanese and local food.
For Dupin, Saint-Malo, should be a paradise, in spite of the meetings to which he is forced to attend, but a crime that he’s almost a witness of, complicates everything.
The murdered woman is a prestigious chef with a star, fired by her sister, also a chef.
From the beginning it’s clear that she’s the murderer but we have several factors that need to be investigated because the culprit doesn’t say a word: motive, etc.
In the end, of course, everything clears up and it’s quite convoluted, but as more things become known you can guess. Very good.
As always, highly recommended and looking forward to the next one.