Hugo Duchamp Investigates

Hugo Duchamp, a Frenchman living and working as a policeman in London, is about to have his world turned upside down. Called upon to return to his native country where he has not been for over a decade, Hugo finds himself embroiled in the murder of a child and a town ripe with corruption. Warned not to investigate the first murder, he soon has no choice when a second child is murdered. The first in a new series of exciting adventures with a very modern and different hero.

After the explosive events at the end of his last adventure, Un Homme Qui Attend, Hugo Duchamp is back in Montgenoux still reeling from what happened and haunted by the guilt he feels, but before long he is called upon to investigate the brutal murder of a maid at a local Château and he finds himself in the middle of a family at war and a murderer who will stop at nothing to protect their own interests.

Montgenoux is in turmoil. Dr. Irene Chapeau finds her career at stake and the race for the election of a new mayor heralds the return of some shady characters from the past. Meanwhile, Hugo Duchamp battles to overcome the injuries he sustained in his last investigation and soon finds himself embroiled in a shocking series of murders that seem to originate in Montgenoux's ancient graveyard.