Paris, 1761. Dark shadows hover over France. Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour see murderers and conspirators everywhere. Investigating the strange circumstances behind the death of young Viscount de Ruissec, Police Commissioner Nicolas Le Floq comes to the conclusion that a crime has been committed. Yet the police and the viscount’s father insist on quietly covering it up. The riddles multiply—and soon new victims appear. Acting at his own risk and by his own fear, Le Floq continues the investigation… “The Man with the Leaden Belly” is the second book by the popular French writer Jean–François Parot in the series of adventures of the brave royal police commissioner.