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Author:

Céline Denjean

Date:

Black Lab (Marabout)
March 2022

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MATRIX

Rights Holder: Marabout
Original Language: French

A highly original, page-turning mystery from the winner of 2018’s Prix Cognac

One night in the dead of winter, a violent storm lashes out across the Pyrénées. A young pregnant woman runs in the down-pouring rain as if her life depends on it. When she is hit by a truck. Before she dies, she mutters a few words in English: « Save the others. »

Who is this woman? She doesn’t have any ID on her. What was she running from? What does the strange mark on her shoulder represent? And who are the « others’ that need to be saved?

Detectives Louise Caumont and Violaine Menou throw themselves into this highly unusual investigation and soon discover that women are being trafficked as surrogate mothers. In order to track down the unknown women’s killer, the detectives realize they must save the other women undoubtedly pregnant and being held prisoner.

Céline Denjean is the author of Le Cheptel, prix Cognac 2018, prix de l’Embouchure 2018, prix Mordus de thriller 2019; and Le Cercle des mensonge, prix L’Alsace/DNA 2021.

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