An innocent pact between three childhood girlfriends turns into a nightmare twelve years later. Pétronille Rostagnat's first novel, now in pocket paperback.

Versailles, July 2000: childhood friends Capucine, Emma, and Louise meet in a bar to celebrate getting their baccalaureate degree. Over beer, they make a pact to have children before the age of 30.
July 19, 2012, thirty years later: Alexane Laroche, the commander of Paris' Criminal Brigade, visits Capucine. Her boyfriend Nathan has just been found brutally murdered and mutilated in a parking structure on Place Vendôme, the letter "P" carved into the ring finger of his left hand.
July 24, 2012, five days later: Capucine receives a mysterious message bearing dark tidings: "Nathan is no more. You have a second chance… P."
Right from the first page, readers will be caught up in breathless suspense that only intensifies until the final twist.
Revised and updated edition.