In December 1991, Franck Sharko has just graduated from detective school, and starts working at the 36, quai des Orfèvres. He quickly realizes that his years of experience dealing with petty criminals in the North of France won't be of help. Here, everything is new to him... On his first days, Franck is assigned to the archive section. His mission is to review a case of missing people of south Paris. Sharko dedicates all his energy to this investigation, until one night, a man shows up to the 36
he looks terrified. He possesses the photo of a woman lying on a bed, her hands are tied up, a paper bag covers her head. On the back of a photo, an address. The young detective decides to check it up, and discovers an awful crime scene beyond understanding...
The first of many investigations for Franck Sharko, and yet one he will remember all his life
With nearly 10 million copies sold in France, and as ranked in the top-5 on the list of the bestselling French authors, we can say for sure that Franck Thilliez has become canonical. Chamber of Death and Puzzle have already been adapted into movies, and Syndrome E into a TV series. Franck Thilliez is also a script and comic book writer