Book 2 of the MAURO BRUNO DETECTIVE SERIES
The Scion – DIALOGUE & PLACES
The Ritz Paris (with interior + interior hallway outside rooms + stairways leading up from lobby
It’s a decades old tradition that they spend the week between Christmas and New Year at the Ritz Paris.
Hemingway Bar
It was one-thirty in the morning, half an hour before the closing time for the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz Hotel.
L’Espadon
Once they finished their flute of Champagne they started on the meal sent up from L’Espadon, one of the finest restaurants in Paris.
Place Vendôme
As the taxi approached the Place Vendôme …
Mercedes Maybach
The driver of the Maybach, who looked as if he could be on the offensive line of any NFL team, stood from his chair and left the bar.
Rue de Rivoli
He asked to be dropped off at the tourist shops on the Rue de Rivoli.
La Madeleine
Bruno said that he was seated at a small bistro across from La Madeleine
La Santé prison in Paris
Twenty minutes later he was dropped off at the La Santé prison.
The École normale supérieure in Paris
The École Normale Supérieure, or ENS as most Parisians referred to the country’s most prestigious institution of higher learning.
Jardin du Luxembourg
The Maybach was just approaching the Jardin du Luxembourg.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The restaurant was the most expensive in Riyadh.
Saint Germain-des-Prés (French neighborhood)
The Maybach entered Saint Germain-des-Prés.
The Île Saint-Louis in Paris
I can let you use a safehouse that the police keep in the 4th arrondissement on the Île Saint-Louis.
Mercedes Maybach S650 Pullman
Now that there was a newer model, the S650 Pullman.
Black Renault Clio
As they approached the Maybach she ran back to her black Renault Clio.
A large gasoline truck
The wreck had been horrific and occurred, according to a witness, when a car cut in front of a 16-wheeled gasoline truck
Paris Police Memorial in the Montparnesse Cemetery
The bodies would be left at the foot of the Paris Police Memorial in the Montparnesse Cemetery.
Gulfstream G650
Ten minutes after arriving at Le Bourget, the Gulfstream G650 was airborne.
A380 cargo aircraft
They arrived 15 minutes prior to the landing of the Airbus A380.
Mayotte
Mayotte is an archipelago in the northern Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique.
Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport at Mayotte
The G650 set down on the 6,330-foot-long runway at the Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport at Mayotte.
Martinique
St. Amand felt a surge of adrenalin as he dialed the Martinique police department.
Bora Bora
The Motu Mute Airport off the island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia
Vaitape, Bora Bora
They cast off for Vaitape, the largest city on the island of Bora Bora.
Motu Mute Airport in Bora Bora
The Motu Mute Airport off the island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia
Vanuatu
The shipping destination was a bank in Vanuatu.
Port of Marseille
Sent to the Port of Marseille …
Aux-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, which was 11 miles and 16 minutes from the airport, was a rustic French city-commune.
Paris arrondissement map
The Maybach entered the 5th arrondissement.
Hennessy Beauté du Siécle Grand Champagne Cognac (comes in a spectacular case)
… poured himself a finger of Hennessy Beauté du Siécle Grand Champagne Cognac, his father’s favorite.
Cohiba 1966 Edicion Limitada 2011 cigar
… intermittently exchanging sips of it with a puff from his Cohiba 1966 Edicion Limitada 2011 cigar.
Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris
They got in his police vehicle for the trip to the Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Le Bourget airport in Paris
Ten minutes after arriving at Le Bourget, …
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
The computer system at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
A Panamanian flagged freighter (no containers on deck if you can – kind of an older ship)
The Biruinta, a Panamanian flagged freighter out of Marseille-Fos, the largest port in France.
Port of Sydney, Australia
“It’s destination is the port of Sydney.”
Park Hyatt – Sydney, Australia
Dragging after the nearly day-long flight, they checked into the Park Hyatt.
The Living Room of the Park Hyatt in Sydney, Australia
Returning to the Park Hyatt they went into The Living Room and ordered a drink.
The Dining Room of the Park Hyatt in Sydney, Australia
The menu items selected by Bruno, Donati, and Donais were taken from The Dining Room menu
Singapore
Singapore is a city-country that has a majestic garden-like appearance, and near utopian cleanliness, throughout the island nation.