The Devil's Point

In the tranquil town of Lissac-sur-Tarn, nestled by the confluence of the Tarn and Garonne rivers and shadowed by an ancient 12th-century abbey, a brutal murder shatters the peace. Emmanuel Malraux, a flamboyant Parisian scholar, is found dead, his throat cruelly slashed, setting off a chain of events that will unearth secrets buried for decades.

Carpenter Jacques Lecoubarry and former police capitaine Celestine Courbet, journeying the Canal des Deux Mers on their barge, the Incognito, find themselves drawn into a deadly mystery that intertwines history, family betrayal, and dark intrigue. At the heart lies a coded message left by Malraux's great-grandfather amidst the stone carvings of the abbey's cloisters—a secret tied to a shadowy family legacy, and two devastating murders.

As they navigate a web of lies, cultural tensions, and betrayal involving an important family, a fleeing curator, a tormented nun, and an elusive community of immigrants, Jacques and Celestine race against time to decipher a cryptic legacy that could shatter reputations and lives.

"The Devil's Point" is a gripping tale of mystery, history, and passion set against the spellbinding backdrop of South West France. A story where the past's unresolved shadows cast a long, deadly reach into the present.