Jean-Marie can't believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the Côte d'Azur. However, when he discovers his lover is married he is crestfallen, and when she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh he is heartbroken. He takes a fateful decision: to follow her.
He arrives in Scotland. but soon the jealous husband appears, and a deadly encounter is only the beginning of a nightmarish, disorienting drama.
Frédéric Dard (1921-2000) wrote a great number of works, using either his own name or that of one of his numerous aliases - especially San-Antonio, with a total of over 220 million copies sold.
"The French master of Noir." The Observer
"Unsettling... worthy of Agatha Christie at her devious best... classic French noir." Guardian
"Hugely atmospheric." The Times
"Disturbing from the outset with strong echoes of Simenon." Sunday Times