La torre de Montaigne

In the Dordogne region, in the domain of the castle of the philosopher and humanist Michel de Montaigne -brilliant author of the Essays and creator of an entire literary genre- a young man falls from one of the tower's windows. Suicide? Accident? Murder? A month later, the granddaughters of Mr. Lespignac, a former diplomat and specialist in the work of the great writer, disappear. Connecting the two events is Caroline Martin, a mysterious college student. Leila Djemani, recently promoted to commissioner, and her retired chief, Jean-Pierre Foucheroux, will be leading the investigation. Excessive envy, family secrets, desires for revenge and an unpublished manuscript that would shed a new light on the Diary of the trip to Italy are the elements with which Estelle Monbrun, in a careful cross between the sarcasm of David Lodge and the blows of effect of Agatha Christie, weaves an intrigue as erudite as it is festive, an authentic celebration for all lovers of literature with capital letters.