#1 - BEST-SELLER PRIX LITTÉRAIRE SPG 2016 Plus de 50 000 exemplaires vendus The picturesque village of Gryon, nestled in the Vaud Alps, is suddenly rocked into distress: in the church, a cadaver is found naked on the altar with its arms spread to its side, like Christ’s on the Cross, it’s eye sockets emptied and bloody. On the end of the knife that has pierced its heart, a message: « If, then, the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! » Detective Andreas Auer is quickly convinced that this murder is just the first act in what is to be a series of grim and symbolic killings. Little by little, the secrets that certain villagers would have preferred to keep buried resurface and cause trouble in this usually peaceful setting. With each new victim the killer leaves another biblical message; he is doing God’s work, eliminating evil. Auer must discover what evil was committed in the past to stop the evil that is happening now. This first installment of the Andreas Auer series puts him head to head with a formidable serial killer in a truly breathtaking race against unimaginable vengeance. Marc Voltenauer est né en 1973 d'une mère suédoise et d'un père allemand. Il a étudié la théologie à l'Université de Genève. En tant qu'amateur de thrillers scandinaves, il a été inspiré pour écrire sa propre série dans le pittoresque village de montagne de Gryon. Le Dragon du Muveran est son premier roman et la suite est en cours d'écriture.