Vincent, more than anyone, knows what it means to keep a secret. With his troupe of talented craftsmen--the only family he has--he designs hidden compartments for priceless treasures and passageways for undetectable escape routes. The rich and powerful who hire him pay handsomely for his work, and for his discretion--they know only his first name, and his business is strictly word-of-mouth.
As Paris celebrates the 1889 World's Fair, the city fills with visitors who come to see the controversial new Eiffel Tower with its gravity-defying escalators, to tout their latest inventions, or to scout for prospective investment opportunities. Vincent takes on an urgent mission so secret he doesn't tell anyone about it. Suddenly, he and his team become the target of assassination attempts. In a race against time, as death licks at their heels, they puzzle over who could be behind the violence. Is it one of their clients trying to erase the secrets they had been hired to conceal? Has their work somehow provoked the dark forces of the occult? Who is this faceless adversary, lurking in the shadows, ready to strike them anywhere, anytime?
Confronted with mysteries uncovered from the past, and a life-or-death challenge that tests the limits of his ability, Vincent will do everything in his power to thwart the menace and protect his friends ... if only he can survive. What he is about to discover will shatter everything he thought he knew about the world....
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Flammarion
ISBN: 9782080206749
Idioma: Francés
Número de páginas: 440
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 02/03/2021
Año de edición: 2021
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Gilles LeGARDINIER
Gilles Legardinier (París, 1965) escribe para cine y teatro, y es también autor y productor de anuncios publicitarios y documentales. Ha publicado, entre otras obras, las novelas juveniles Le Sceau des Maîtres y LeDernier Géant, y el thriller L'Exil des Anges, ganadora del Premio SNCF a la mejor novela policiaca del año en 2010, y del Prix des Lycéens et Apprentis de Bourgogne. Mañana lo dejo, su pri-mera novela romántica, ha cautivado a los libreros y lectores franceses, convirtiéndose en un gran éxito. Fue elegida Libro del Año por los lectores de Plume libre y está siendo traducida en varios países. Su última novela es Complètement cramé.