Description

‘No other thriller writer can make you break into a sweat and break your heart at the same time’
THE TIMES

Leyli Maal is a beautiful Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the outskirts of Marseille.

Her quiet life as a well-integrated immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter, Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal illegal immigration racket.

Is Bamby really involved? And why is everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli’s mysterious red notebook?

Publisher Review

PRAISE FOR MICHEL BUSSI 'No other thriller writer can make you break into a sweat and break your heart at the same time' The Times 'One of France's most ingenious crime writers' Sunday Times 'A dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail 'Bussi cleverly breaks all the perceived rules of plotting in a story containing riddles within riddles: stunning' Daily Express 'A tantalising story that wraps the reader in myriad enigmas - utterly spellbinding' Daily Mail 'Agatha Christie updated and then cranked up to 11: a blast' Shots Magazine