A hot summer in Provence. The landscape shimmers under the relentless midday sun. Yet somewhere in the shadows, icy cold murders are taking place. Commissaire Albin Leclerc's latest case sends shivers down the spine of his readers. Commissaire Albin Leclerc receives a call. An old friend asks for his help because his daughter Isabelle has gone missing. She was working as a waitress in a café in Gordes, but one evening she didn’t come home after her shift. Albin, accompanied by his pug Tyson, sets out to investigate. Clues lead him to a Provençal castle hotel. Undercover at a famous Michelin-starred chef's establishment, Albin uncovers a nasty plot. Soon he finds a boiling hot lead. In the process, he makes a horrifying discovery. The new crime novel by Pierre Lagrange takes you into the summery, heat-drenched landscape of Provence.