Ariana settled in this house by the sea to start a new life with her three-year-old daughter. Her flight from Paris is too reminiscent of another - what happened more than a hundred years ago, when the famous Parisian actress took refuge in this town to protect her secret... The elderly couple decided to take a vacation in an old estate. The owners are a married couple, but only the husband greets guests. My wife is nowhere to be seen for days. There is tension in the old house, and a strange smell is clearly coming from the beautiful antique cabinet... The railway worker Gabriel writes detective stories in his spare time. He is happily married, the children have long grown up and scattered. One day at a flea market, Gabriel notices something familiar. Taking a closer look, he realizes that these are the favorite toys of his son and daughter, who have long since grown up. But where and why are they here?..Reunion Island is going to celebrate the New Year. Bonfires on the beach, music, dancing. However, the fun is interrupted by a terrible discovery - not far from the shore, one of the swimmers stumbles upon a body with a knife sticking out of it. It soon becomes clear that two girls have disappeared... Four detective stories with a slight gothic tinge by the master of the detective genre surprise with their sudden and completely unexpected endings. And each ironic, warm, cozy story by Michel Bussy contains the best features of the detective genre.