Since the birth of spiritualism, at the end of the 19th century, infatuation for the occult has not stopped growing. Spiritualists and scholars form circles of enthusiasts which sometimes attract intellectuals such as Victor Hugo or Arthur Conan Doyle into seance tables and psychography sessions.
In Europe, throughout the 1930's, Fabrice Bourland's two detective heroes based in London carry out their investigations guided by the numerous mysteries that surrounded the milieu of the psychic scientists.
Taking a malicious pleasure in mixing historical facts and fiction, Fabrice Bourland invites the reader to let go and be guided with delight and terror into the world of spirits.
Fabrice Bourland is a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe, Jean Ray, Robert Louis Stevenson and E.T.A. Hoffmann.
"Bourland seeks neither to imitate nor parody his favorite authors. He has a lively style using vivid verbs, which is simple yet elegant, and a sense of humour and entertainment. He can create an atmosphere in few sentences and can keep it up, like a tightrope walker on the fine line that separates the real and the imaginary." Les Échos
"It's as if you're reading an Edgar Allan Poe corrected by Conan Doyle or the other way around." Point de Vue