In one of the Sorbonne’s universities, a miniature has been stolen—something that had served as the cover for a treatise by a little-known author, Vazolys.
All that is known about the author is that, for his scandalous work, he was executed under Pope Clement IV. The legend about the treatise has seeped through the centuries, and the author’s name has become a symbol of intellectual freedom.
A scholar who devoted his entire life to searching for the mysterious treatise suddenly took his own life.
When the library holdings are inventoried, another three rare, irreplaceable books are found missing. Material damage amounts to half a million euros. The disappearance of the books is accompanied by a whole chain of mysterious events and deaths of people.
A university lecturer and a wealthy book dealer come into the investigators’ circle of attention. The investigation that begins leads to completely unexpected results…