The dark waters
historical novel
In 1611, Messire Louys Gaufridi, priest in the Church of Accoules in Marseille, accused of witchcraft and debauchery, was dragged to a stake in Aix en Provence. One of his victims, or perhaps his accomplice, is locked up against the monastery. Monsignor Sebastien Michaelis, inquisitor, investigated the case. But in a period when Marseille is agitated by revolts and the war of religions, what really happened? A look back at the affair through the story of the three main protagonists.
"My next collection of short stories
The life of a crime squad cop is similar to that of a bohemian, always on the road, from post to post, from town to town at the mercy of advancement or indictment. During my long career, I have never been able to settle down either in a house or in my love life. Twice married, twice divorced, all I have left is the memory of endless wandering between crime scenes, always so different despite their common character, the culmination of the violent encounter between a victim and his murderer. It nevertheless allowed me to draw a portrait of the human soul. A portrait full of contrasts with only white and black. Color is prohibited there. If, at the beginning, red often dominates, ultimately when the crime scene is extinguished, even the blood becomes dark. It is the contours of this twilight path that I wanted to record in my black notebooks.
In the same. verve that Pomps and Circumstances, a series of youth investigations from the future boss of the BCS.
