Hippolyte Girardot

A young woman about to leave a psychiatric clinic is found dead. Ana's heart has been torn out. Angèle, 29 years old, investigates alone for her first case. The inquiry shakes Angèle's grip on reality, driving her to the brink of ...

Hortense Laborie is a celebrated chef living in the Perigord region. To her great surprise, the President of the Republic appoints her as his personal cook. She accepts reluctantly but once she has accepted her nomination, Hortense works her heart and soul to produce both a stylish and authentic cuisine. For a while, she manages to impose herself thanks to her sturdy character and despite the jealousies she arouses among the other chefs. For a while only, unfortunately for her and for... the President.

Nine strangers, with no apparent connection between them are abducted: drugged, kidnapped and sealed in a house together.