Paris, 1581. Jean de Moncel, a young policeman, looks for a prostitute killer. The corpse of a headless woman leads him to Théophraste Le Noir, a doctor working on the alchemic secret of Life with his daughter Sybille. Thanks to the investigation, she will be able to leave the house which she hasn't left since the Saint-Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
Of Irish-Italian origin, Viviane Moore is completely French, despite her name. Her first novels were published in 1997, to immediate success.
"A fascinating thriller with the wars of religion as a backdrop." Page des libraries