National bestseller in France by an active police captain.
Winner of the "Orfevrerie Embankment" literary prize for best detective novel.
A piece of paper with a phone number, a copy of "The Devil's Skin" and a Foreign Legion lighter. This is all that was found on the body of a man discovered in the Tuileries Garden. At first glance, what happened is a tragic accident, but Major Julien Delestran is plagued by doubts. These doubts are only confirmed when a psychologist attached to the investigation team uncovers an unexpected connection between this case and three missing women.
All these women once gave up their children, handing them over to state care. Just before his death, the deceased attempted to find his son by reaching out to an organization that helps abandoned children reunite with their biological parents.
Francois Pasque invites us to look deep into the human soul and reminds us: every decision has consequences, and some of them can be quite tragic...
A piece of paper with a phone number, a copy of "The Devil's Skin" and a Foreign Legion lighter. This is all that was found on the body of a man discovered in the Tuileries Garden. At first glance, what happened is a tragic accident, but Major Julien Delestran is plagued by doubts. These doubts are only confirmed when a psychologist attached to the investigation team uncovers an unexpected connection between this case and three missing women.
