Hervé Jourdain, former police captain in the Criminal Brigade, presents us with his fifth novel, You Will Keep All the Secrets, an engaging and meticulous investigation, an intelligent thriller led by a team of endearing investigators.
The body of Cécile Vazeilles, an editor in Paris, is found in the Seine, not far from the Bastille. The investigation is assigned to Commander Guillaume Desgranges’ team.
At the same time, a woman’s body is discovered in the Ardennes Natural Park. She has been murdered, and on the clothes she is wearing, the scientific team retrieves the DNA of Commander Desgranges’ wife, who has been missing for several years.
But the commander has moved on from his past and does not want to hear about it under any circumstances; the past is the past.
Defying her superior, Brigadier Zoé Dechaume decides to investigate this case clandestinely. With the help of her partner, Lola, and the division head, Hervé Compostel, she will risk her career to uncover the truth.
Hervé Jourdain presents two parallel plots, one concerning the murder of Cécile Vazeilles and the other, more secretive, which Lola and Zoé will undertake. This alternation also extends to locations because while one investigation remains in Paris, the other takes us to the Ardennes, a natural area both magnificent and frightening for the secrets it hides…
The duo of investigators is perfect, strong-willed, intelligent, determined, and tenacious, qualities abound to describe Lola and Zoé who will not hesitate to put themselves in danger (both physically and professionally) to finally discover what happened to Guillaume’s wife. Hervé Jourdain presents a gallery of strong characters despite their respective wounds that will be a pleasure to discover (or rediscover for some).
With this new novel, Hervé Jourdain offers a skilful thriller with multiple themes and a particularly demanding and immersive investigation. His credible and strong characters, along with his sober, rhythmic, and lively writing make it an intense crime novel that will appeal to all fans of the genre.
