Chapter 14: The Silence After
Paris was quieter now. The rain had stopped. The river moved gently under the Pont Neuf, carrying away the last shadows of a storm no one would ever read about …
Chapter 13: Cold Tracks in Normandy
Description:The hunt for Julien Mercier takes Morel and Sophie beyond Paris, through rain-soaked roads and coastal winds. As they close in on Le Havre, secrets unravel, and the line between …
Chapter 12: The Second Signature
Description:With the false file secured and the attackers captured, Morel begins to believe the worst is over. But a single line of handwriting — one he knows too well — …
Chapter 8: The River Escape
Description:With armed men closing in, Morel and Sophie flee through an underground passage toward the Seine. But as the walls close in and the past resurfaces, Sophie reveals a secret …
Chapter 11: Curtain Call
Description:As night falls on the Opéra Garnier, Morel and his allies put their plan into motion. Beneath the chandeliers and velvet seats, a deadly performance begins — where every player …
Chapter 10: The Last Performance
Description:With a deadline hanging over their heads, Morel must choose between negotiation and deception. As Sophie faces the ghosts of her past, a desperate plan takes shape — one that …
Chapter 7: Saint-Cloud Shadows
Description:Guided by the coded message in the sheet music, Inspector Morel follows a trail that leads him outside Paris — to Saint-Cloud. There, at an abandoned estate, the silence speaks …
Chapter 9: The Safe House
Description:With danger closing in, Morel brings Sophie to an old Resistance safe house in Paris — now maintained by a woman who never stopped fighting in the shadows. But even …
Chapter 6: The Code in the Keys
Description:Morel visits an old contact, Julien Mercier, a former codebreaker with a pianist’s hands and a memory full of secrets. As the melody is played aloud, hidden messages begin to …
Chapter 5: Echoes in G Minor
Description:As Morel digs deeper into the case, a coded melody and a sudden attack bring the investigation to a turning point. Someone wants the past to stay buried — and …