For Commandant Verhœven life is beautiful. He is happily married and soon to become a father.

But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. When the team discovers that the killer has form - and each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the Parisian press are quick to coin the nickname ... The Novelist.

With the public eye fixed on both hunter and hunted, the case develops...

For Commandant Verhœven life is beautiful. He is happily married and soon to become a father.

But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. When the team discovers that the killer has form - and each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the Parisian press are quick to coin the nickname ... The Novelist.

With the public eye fixed on both hunter and hunted, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner. The one who has the least to lose ...