Traces on paper
As a paper restorer, Ysée notices a replaced sheet and an impossible date. Clues emerge through observation, careful work and small physical details.
Romantic suspense · Book 1
Le bleu sous les serrures
Continue the story · Book 2 of 2La nuit à points cachésDiscover book 2 Someone had noticed what she did not dare to want.
A dead journalist, altered letters and a desire Ysée cannot name. In Valombre, someone is counting on her shame to keep her silent.
Coming soon · French-language book
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A box of letters. A door left ajar.
In Valombre, Ysée Beaulieu restores damaged papers and lives a life she no longer quite knows how to complain about. One day, a journalist brings her a box of letters. The next day, the woman is found dead at the Maison des Bains.
At this former hotel, women book a few hours to read, write, sleep and sometimes love. Ysée discovers a substituted sheet, an impossible date and private confidences that someone has taken possession of.
Solal Veyre, the victim’s former partner, has silences that trouble the police. In his piano workshop, he also has a way of giving Ysée time that unsettles her more than a declaration. She is married. She would still like to call it simple attraction.
Then a photograph of Ysée begins to circulate. Someone is relying on her shame to make her look away.
The Maison des Bains
Reading, writing, sleeping, sometimes loving: this former hotel offers women a few private hours. A death turns that discreet refuge into the focus of an investigation.
Attraction under scrutiny
Solal is the victim’s former partner. In his piano workshop, Ysée encounters a presence that unsettles her. She is married, and someone knows how to use what she leaves unsaid.
For readers drawn to mysteries of the heart
The suspense begins in everyday objects, confidences and silence. Desire, guilt and the fear of other people’s judgment accompany the investigation: discovering what happened to the journalist also makes Ysée confront her own life. This is a novel for adult readers who enjoy psychological tension and relationships shaped by uncertainty.
BEFORE READING
Your questions.
When will the book be available?
This French-language book is coming soon. The release date and Amazon link will be added after publication.
Is this an interactive gamebook?
No. This is a novel read in chapter order. Its immersive quality comes from the investigation, characters and emotional detail, rather than interactive choices.
Is this an English edition?
This page is an English overview of the French book. No English translation or release date is announced here.
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