August 1989. Solen and Raphael, eleven-year-old twins from the small town of Pioalan in the Vaucluse department, disappear during the local Garlic Festival. Three months later, the girl is found dead. June 2018. Children begin to disappear again in Pioalan. The story repeats itself, and panic envelops the town. The only hope of finding the children alive is to finally understand what happened to Solen and Raphael nearly thirty years ago. Even if it means recalling terrifying things… At first glance, it may seem that "The Twins from Pioalan" is a completely ordinary story. But this impression is deceiving. Thanks to a masterfully crafted plot where there is no room for conventional logic, the novel by contemporary French writer Sandrine Detomb captivates and stirs the emotions. Sandrine Detomb immerses the reader in an almost toxic atmosphere and delivers a shocking conclusion in the end.
