Cathy Ruiz

Marseille, July 1905. Nearly a teenager, Marcel Pagnol embarks in his last summer vacation before high school and returns, at last, to his beloved hills in Provence. What begins as a summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of the first loves, and unearthed secrets.

Louis, a Flemish writer, decides to isolate himself at the Côte d’Azur, hoping this place will bring him inspiration.

Sarah seems to have the world at her feet. She's young, bright, pretty, free spirited yet hard working, with a real passion for life. Then, in just one day, she loses her job, is told she will have to move out of her apartment, and discovers she is seven months pregnant.

The longtime mayor of Marseille is preparing to hand over the reins to his protégé when a sudden and ruthless battle erupts for control of the city.

Marianne Vauban is an outspoken investigating judge with surprising methods and disarming sincerity. Accompanied by Captain Pastor and her clerk Yves, Marianne must draw on all her experience, sagacity, and empathy to investigate complex cases in astonishing worlds. But one case is particularly close to her heart: the murder of a prostitute ten years ago. She promised the victim's son that she would get to the bottom of this murder.