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In the silence of a Carmelite convent, Sister Amélie is found murdered in a penitential position. Was she killed by the angry father who accused her of having enlisted his daughter, a young novice who was about to take her vows? Or by this bankrupt printer, stifled by competition from the convent's calligraphy workshop? Unless the crime is linked to the double life of the victim, who was about to leave the orders to reconnect with his mysterious past. Under the gothic vaults of the cloister or in the intimacy of the cells, Mongeville and Valentine will have to keep the faith to unravel an investigation where piety reveals multiple faces...
In the heart of the Pyrenean summits, a high mountain guide is killed in a paragliding accident... which turns out to be a crime with a good deal of premeditation. Who wanted to get rid of this mountaineering legend, settled for ten years in this small village in the Basque Country where he lives with his wife, Ariane, a rich heiress of the valley? Unless this romantic love story hides a strange and elusive couple, ready to do anything not to let the passion erode. From steep trails to high altitude huts, Mongeville and Valentine put on their mountain boots for a dizzying investigation.
On a country road, rescue workers are deployed to help the many victims of a bus accident. Although this is only a full-scale exercise, it is soon discovered that a "breastplate", a fake victim of the simulation, has actually died after receiving a lethal dose of morphine. Who wanted to get rid of this Lyon firefighter who was as heroic as he was exemplary? Wanting to play the role of righting wrongs, this modern-day vigilante may well have paid for it with his life. In the heart of the sappers' barracks or in the middle of perilous interventions, Mongeville and Valentine interfere in the very discreet body of the "fire soldiers" for an investigation on burning coals.
At the theatre, while attending an open rehearsal of "Tartuffe", Mongeville witnesses the murder of the young actress who plays the leading role, hurried from a footbridge overlooking the stage. Did this unfortunate "Elvire" fall victim to a jealous actress, a possessive boyfriend or a director who would do anything to ensure the success of the play? Unless her death is linked to this ambiguous director, as famous for his artistic creations as for his countless female conquests.
