Paris, 1908. Two
years after the death of Paul Cézanne, a portrait of Émile
Zola, painted by the master, is found in front of the
Panthéon. A few blocks away, a triple murder is committed
in a restaurant. The police are certain that the scene
of the crime is a perfect reproduction of Cézanne's famous
painting, The Card Players. Lalie, a young writer and a
friend of Matisse and Picasso, investigates this bizarre
case. Who are these assassins, these men of shadow who
watch over the young woman? And that vagabond with the
haunted eyes, disturbed by the ghost of the fabulous
painter – what does he seek?
Murder, kidnappings, conspiracy,
mysterious paintings...
This novel is a vertiginous intrigue at the heart of
Cézanne's work, moving between Paris and Aix-en-Provence,
an overwhelming plunge into the world of art and the
secrets of creation.
Released in
France September 7th,
2006 (Editions Belfond)
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