“A real page-turner”—TF1

“Devoured in one sitting”—Le Parisien

“400 pages of suspense”—M6

“Already a phenomenon”—RTL

“A highly addictive novel with undeniable effectiveness”—Les Échos

“A true serial-style saga”—France Info

2002. During a hike in the mountains, Raphaël, 23, is overcome by dizziness in the middle of a storm. When he regains consciousness, a man is watching over him: Marceau Miller, a bestselling author whose books he once sold by the hundreds from behind his bookseller’s counter.

From this rescue blooms an unlikely friendship, almost sacred for Raphaël, who has been marked since childhood by dyslexia and loneliness. Marceau becomes a reference point, an essential presence.

2022. Marceau has been dead for a year. While sorting through papers the author entrusted to him, Raphaël discovers a draft written in the year his own son drowned. An unfinished text, which does not fit Marceau. What if this manuscript hid the truth about this tragedy that shattered his life?

Raphaël starts a dizzying quest, where literature and secrets intertwine. Between fidelity, guilt, and revelations, it is the start of a dangerous journey for this bookseller whose certitudes are shaken. Which truth can he still trust?