The Commissioner and the Missing Englishman

Isabelle Bonnet has survived a bomb attack that left her with both physical and emotional scars. To recover and decide what to do next with her life, she returns after many years to Fragolin – a small Provençal village scented with lavender, thyme and sun-baked stone, where she once spent her childhood.

However, she can quickly forget about a peaceful homecoming. A young woman has been found shot dead in a villa on the edge of the village, and the homeowner, a wealthy Englishman, has disappeared without a trace. Isabelle originally has no intention of getting involved in the investigation, but police instincts are not so easily switched off. Joined by her somewhat eccentric but surprisingly capable assistant, Apollinaire, she launches an investigation that takes her among the residents of Fragolin and into the glitzy world of Saint-Tropez.

She soon discovers that secrets best left unspoken lurk behind the blue shutters and sun-drenched facades. And as she searches for the missing Englishman and the killer of the unknown woman, she also begins to uncover the circumstances of the tragedy that claimed the lives of her parents years ago.

A thrilling yet light-hearted detective story packed with Provençal atmosphere, French charm, humour and a superintendent who is not easily intimidated.