Charles Exbraya along with J. Simenon, S.-A. Steeman and L. Thomas is the greatest detective master in French literature of the 20th century. Having published more than a hundred novels, he achieved pan-European, and by the early 70s, worldwide popularity. Exbray's prose is distinguished by a masterfully constructed plot, which is usually based on a terrible crime, unexpected turns of events, and an ominous atmosphere of mystery that is revealed only in the last pages. Exbray's books are written in beautiful, transparent language, with true French taste and humor.