The scorpion conspiracy

The Dioscure, half-brother of the King, called to investigate the death of Marshal d'Ornano, former tutor of Gaston d'Orléans, will have to untangle a skein of friendships, loves and disloyalties against a background of religious conflicts. Boldly paying his own way, playing without hesitation with his virile appas, our royal investigator will have a lot to deal with when the plague, the scourge of this century, invites itself to the ball of plotters! This third opus of Philippe Gimet's historical detective series plunges us once again into the lustful whirlwind of court affairs, where foils are no more in evidence than language: another salutary and entertaining look at the early 17th century! Philippe Gimet Philippe Gimet was born in 1963 in the south of France. After studying literature, he explored all the links in the graphic chain from Marseille to Montreal, passing through Istanbul and Brussels, before settling in Paris to work as a journalist. He is the author, for H&O, of a series of six historical novels: Les mémoires d'un bardache. 256 pages in 10.8 x 17.8 format Cover photo © David Vance.