Who really knows Alex?

Why was she kidnapped, held captive, and had her life turned into hell?

When Inspector Verhoeven finally discovers her prison, Alex has disappeared. Alex is smarter than her kidnapper. Alex, who forgives nothing, who forgets nothing, and no one. What is her real story? Perpetrator or victim?

Pierre Lemaitre, awarded the Goncourt, masterfully unravels the spindle of atmospheric suspense and skillfully handles the codes of noir fiction: escalating tension on every page, overturning certainties, a whirlwind plot, and an unpredictable finale.