Madame le Commissaire und die tote Nonne

The new Provence crime novel by Spiegel bestseller author Pierre Martin revolves around the brave investigator Isabelle Bonnet and her quirky assistant Apollinaire, as well as the bizarre murder of a nun. From the edge of a steep cliff, where one could otherwise enjoy a beautiful sunset under the tall Aleppo pines, Isabelle Bonnet is confronted with a sight that is anything but idyllic: down on the beach lies a woman, unmistakably dressed in religious habit. It quickly becomes clear that the nun is no longer alive. Apparently, she lost her footing while searching for rare medicinal plants and fell to her death. At least that is the (hasty) conclusion of the police. However, Madame le Commissaire is skeptical of her colleagues' initial findings - and she is right to be. She begins her investigation in the lonely yet picturesque Monastery in the Massif des M.