Who really knows Alex?
She is beautiful. Provocative.
Why was she kidnapped, held captive, and her life turned into a hell?

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

Pierre Lemaitre, awarded with the Goncourt, skillfully unravels the thread of atmospheric suspense and deftly handles the codes of the noir novel: escalating tension on every page, overturning certainties, a thunderous plot, and an unpredictable ending.