A series of detective mysteries set in and around Liège, somewhere between fog, mystery and humor.
Oscar Blanc is not his real name. He fell from the sky one stormy night into the woods of Sart-Tilman, with no way of getting home, and he has learned to live among humans. Victor Lenoir, a former police inspector in a wheelchair, saw through him in five minutes on a platform at Guillemins station. And he decided to keep him.
Each volume is a complete investigation that can be read on its own. But from one notebook to the next, a common thread moves forward: Oscar’s planet, which still isn’t answering, and someone in the shadows who hasn’t finished watching him.
The books, in order
Book 1
The Man with a Face of Water
(“The Man with a Face of Water”) A drowned man who smells of linden blossom, saints stolen in the fog, and a secret more dangerous than any crime.
Available in English as an ebook (PDF): €3.00.
Book 2
The Empty Wall
(“The Empty Wall”) Liège’s Picasso vanishes from the Boverie museum. All that’s left is a gilded frame, propped against the baseboard.
Available in English as an ebook (PDF): €3.00.
Book 3
The Waters of the Vesdre
(“The Waters of the Vesdre”) A radio ham found dead below Franchimont Castle, a message from the sky, and a question Oscar no longer dared to ask.
Available in English as an ebook (PDF): €3.00.
Book 4
The Silence of the Fagnes
A little girl lost in the snow of the High Fens, a man who wants to see Oscar’s true face, and the longest night of the year.
Available in English as an ebook (PDF): €3.00.
Book 5
The Room of Silences
A room locked from the inside in a Brussels grand hotel, a very polite man taking an interest in Oscar, and silences bought for years.
Available in English as an ebook (PDF): €3.00.
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