In a small French town on the banks of the Loire River, Herv Celestin, a journalist and his wife, Gabrielle, are celebrating the news of Gabrielle's pregnancy. But with the ring of the doorbell, their joy is shattered. Camille Brison, a mysterious nurse he met during one of his investigations, has falsely accused Herv of rape. Abandoned by his wife and most of the staff of the newspaper where he works, Herv struggles alone to untangle the truth from what appears to be a diabolical set-up. An intricate psychological thriller that reveals, through a carefully-depicted setting and characters, a different side of French society. Jacqueline R my is director of the society pages of Express magazine. This is her second novel.
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