How to make a million? Very simple. All you need to do is make friends with a billionaire and help him profitably purchase some pearl in the southern part of Provence, “generously watered with wine and kissed by the sun,” on the Cote d’Azur of France—the Bay of Sinners, for example. The only thing you need to remember in this case: your help may well turn into death - not for the billionaire, for you. Because more than one of your rich friends has his sights set on a bargain. But whoever doesn’t take risks will never earn a million, right? So Sam Levitt, the main character of the novel, thinks exactly the same. For the first time in Russian translation, a new book from the author of the international bestsellers “A Good Year”, “A Year in Provence” and other famous books!