A very strange affair awaits Detective Paul Tremblay in Montreal: although in perfect health, children fall asleep and do not wake up. There doesn’t seem to be any connection between them. And then, strange little black crabs invade the streets of the Quebec metropolis. Are the two events related?
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A young woman, Clémence Gripari, who abandoned the study of retroviruses to take over her father’s bookstore, finds herself involved in the investigation despite herself.
The author ofA door deep in the forest, Guillaume Bollée, is writing his first novel. This doctor specializing in nephrology leads us in a totally unexpected direction. Indeed, over the pages, what seemed a classic thriller takes on a slightly more fantastic, perhaps even poetic aspect.
To appreciate, you have to be able to put aside your rational side, which is not necessarily to everyone’s taste. The writing is correct, the characters are well drawn, the outcome is relatively satisfactory: we do not come out totally convinced. On the other hand, a last twist, unexpected, makes it possible to close the loop and to reconcile with the proposal of the author.
A door deep in the forest
Guillaume Bollee
Flammarion Quebec
258 pages