Antoine Laurain

Middle-aged doctor Alain Massoulier has received a life-changing letter, thirty-three years too late. Lost in the Paris postal system, the letter from Polydor, dated 1983, offers a recording contract to The Holograms, in which Alain played lead guitar. Alain is overcome by nostalgia, and is tempted to track down the members of the group. But in a world where everything has changed, where will his quest take him?

Avid antiques collector Pierre-François Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris auction house: an eighteenth-century portrait of a gentleman who looks just like him. Researching into the painting's history, he has the chance to abandon his tedious existence and walk into a brand new life . . .

Dining alone in an elegant Parisian brasserie, Daniel Mercier can hardly believe his eyes when President Mitterrand sits down at the table next to him. When he discovers that Mitterrand's black felt hat has been left behind, Daniel decides to keep it as a souvenir. It's a perfect fit, and as he leaves the restaurant Daniel begins to feel somehow different...

When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers' room is convinced it's something special. And the committee for France's highest literary honour, the Prix Goncourt, agrees.

But when the shortlist is announced, there's a problem for editor Violaine Lepage: she has no idea of the author's identity. As the police begin to investigate a series of murders strangely reminiscent of those recounted in the book, Violaine is not the only one looking for answers. And, suffering memory blanks following an aeroplane accident, she's beginning to wonder what role she might play in the story ...