First discovered with Rosine, an ordinary criminal, winner of the Grand Prix de litt\u00e9rature polici\u00e8re 2021, Sandrine Cohen returns with an investigation full of rage, to approach violence from its most intimate, most perverse angle.<\/p>\n
At 17, Antoine is a brilliant high school student who has grown up in an upscale suburb. Until one afternoon, in the middle of a family meal, Antoine points an unloaded hunting rifle at his father and shoots. But the gun is indeed loaded and his father dies instantly.<\/p>\n
Criminal psychologist Cl\u00e9lia Rivoire must trace Antoine\u2019s life trajectory so that she can understand his actions and provide evidence for his upcoming trial. But Antoine doesn\u2019t give anything away; he shows no emotion, has a controlled speech and a surprising knowledge of the judicial system.<\/p>\n
Cl\u00e9lia realizes that Antoine might be lying to protect his mother. To understand why Cl\u00e9lia will delve into the twists and turns of the Durands, an ordinary family built on a foundation of violence, racism and exclusion where wrongs have been repeating themselves over generations.<\/p>\n
How to judge someone for a murder they may have been justified? Who decides?<\/p>\n
Sandrine Cohen<\/b> is a novelist, screenwriter and director of TV series and documentaries. She draws on reality to fuel her fiction. Her novel, Rosine, une criminelle ordinaire (\u00e9ditions du Ca\u00efman, 2020) has received various awards including the Grand Prix de Litt\u00e9rature Polici\u00e8re in 2021. Tant qu\u2019il y a de l\u2019amour (\u00e9ditions du Ca\u00efman, 2022), her second novel, received the Prix de l\u2019ailleurs in 2023.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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