Who is Mohammed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the perpetrator of last July 14’s massacre on the Promenade des Anglais? Supported by unprecedented testimonies, this investigation into this terrorist reveals how much the initial portrayal missed the essential. The book, written by Vincent-Xavier Morvan, will be available in bookstores this Thursday.
Beyond the presented image of a deranged, hyper-violent killer, sexual obsessive, and poor Muslim, the author, Vincent-Xavier Morvan, paints the portrait of a cunning jihadist who meticulously prepared his attack. Bouhlel hesitated between July 14 and August 15, and at one point contemplated acting in the Euro fan zone in Nice. He shows how this individual carried out his act in a cold, conscious manner, without the help of any substances, amphetamines, or otherwise. From the neighborhoods of Nice to Tunisia, passing through Paris, the author immerses us in the still little-known life of the terrorist.
Vincent-Xavier Morvan, an adopted Niçois author, is a correspondent for Le Figaro and a collaborator with AFP in the Azurean capital. Present on the Promenade des Anglais on the night of July 14, 2016, he covered the event as it unfolded. A few weeks later, he decided to resume the investigation to get closer to the truth.
