A freemason, prophet and conjurer of spirits, this Sicilian, whose real name was Giuseppe Balsamo, possessed truly inexhaustible ingenuity and extraordinary ...

Jean-Pierre Camus (1584–1652) is one of the most prolific authors of his century. His work is represented by more than 250 works, including several volumes o...

Louis Henri Boussenard (1847–1910) was a French writer whose works are known throughout the world. He became famous for his original plots, unusual ideas and...

Louis Henri Boussenard (1847–1910) was a French writer whose works are known throughout the world. He became famous for his original plots, unusual ideas and...

At a ball at the Paris Opera, Queen Marie Antoinette lost a priceless key decorated with 531 diamonds, which was a gift from King Louis XVI himself. It appea...

It's a carnival night in Paris, but Châtelet police commissioner Nicolas Le Flock is not in the mood for a holiday, because the body of a young man was found...

Mystical detective?

Intellectual detective?

A brilliant, ironic novel that mixes BOTH OF THESE GENRES?

All this - and MUCH MORE!

By order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Châtelet Police Commissioner Nicolas Le Floc sets out on a life-threatening journey from Paris to Vienna to expo...

France, the turbulent 18th century, the playful time of Rococo and the era of the great enlighteners. Love rules the heroes of novels, love is capricious and...

The Marquis de Sade became a victim of a legend about himself. For some he caused horror, for others he was an object of adoration. The book presented is, fi...

January 1774, the famous commissioner of the Châtelet, Nicolas Le Floc, is in a gloomy mood. His beloved, the beautiful and capricious Julie de Lasterrier, i...

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova went down in history as a great lover. Eternal wanderer, adventurer, gambler, alchemist, secret agent, writer. translator, journali...