The bestseller is now available as a gift edition in a bound small format with a ribbon bookmark! Murder in Provence - Capitaine Roger Blanc's first case. Abandoned by his wife and transferred to the provinces, Capitaine Roger Blanc finds himself facing the ruins of his life. Until recently, he was a successful corruption investigator in Paris, but he stepped on the toes of powerful people. Soon, he finds himself alone in his new home in Provence, a dilapidated olive mill that an uncle bequeathed to him years ago. But before Blanc can get his bearings in the small town of Gadet, he is assigned a murder case. Unexpectedly, the Capitaine becomes entangled in an intrigue that leads him deeper into the structures of his new home than he would like. He also has to get used to his new colleagues: his partner Marius, who is more interested in rosé.