When a luxury jeweler in Place Vendome wants to have his collection photographed, he uses the utmost discretion. No big convoy to the studio, but rather a young student with a backpack and a bodyguard who follows 100 meters behind.
Emma, struggling PhD student, accepts the job that seems easy and is well paid.
A simple and juicy steal for Momo, a big time Parisian bandit, who gets wind of the operation. He puts together a small team to divert the loot.
Marc, a police captain, knows their plan and imagines that capturing this clumsy gang is a sure way to get promoted.
Although sometimes just one hitch is enough to bring everything to a grinding halt...
- A first novel that is well-constructed, fast-paced and thrilling.
- An original and captivating narration: one by one, each of the characters delivers their thoughts, feelings and impressions of a shared event. The same details are reported by several different people giving us nuanced points of views and allowing for the representation of the sequences in a more powerful way.
- The suspense is subtle: we know that the outcome will be bad and the reader moves toward the end with anxious anticipation.
François-Xavier Dillard was born in 1971. He is the author of two suspense novels.
"A fast paced first thriller from a promising new author." Le Point