Michel Bussi’s “Remember Me, Anaïs?”—four detective novellas with a light gothic touch from the master of the detective genre. Each of these ironic, warm, cozy stories surprises with an unexpected and completely unforeseen ending.
Ariane moves into this seaside cottage to start a new life with her three-year-old daughter. Her escape from Paris is too similar to another event—one that happened more than a hundred years ago, when a famous Parisian actress hid in this town to protect her secret…
Gabriel, a railroad worker, writes detective stories in his spare time. He’s happy in marriage; the children have long grown up and scattered. One day, at a flea market, Gabriel notices something familiar. Looking closer, he realizes it’s his son’s and daughter’s favorite toys—long grown up. But where did they come from, and why are they here?
The island of Réunion is preparing to celebrate New Year. Beach bonfires, music, dancing. But the fun is interrupted by a terrible discovery: near the shoreline, one of the swimmers stumbles upon a body with a knife sticking out of it. Soon it turns out that two girls are missing…