Alexis Leckey is a brilliant master of the detective genre, winner of the prestigious French Suspense and Adventure Novel of the Year awards. An acclaimed writer, screenwriter and director, he brings his books to the screen. His famous series “Julie Lescaut” has held the highest ratings on French television for more than twenty years. “The Queen of Hearts” opens a series of novels—and successful television films—named after queens of cards. The author focuses on women and their role in the game of life and death. However, the real hero of these books is the fearless and charming Commissar Martin, a detective from God and a favorite of women, no less popular in today's France than Commissar Maigret. Martin's nerves are on edge - his ex-wife unexpectedly got married, his daughter is having a heartbreak, and in the service tired of routine. But when a young beautiful brunette is murdered in broad daylight in Paris, Martin rushes to find the criminal, and the plot begins to develop rapidly, not allowing you to be distracted for a second.