Alexe L, contributor to the 20 Minutes Books reading group, recommends “Our Dark Souls” by Sarah Bordy, published on March 7, 2024 by Éditions Du Gros Caillou.
His favorite quote:
“ Right away he was hit by the smell, a mixture of bleach and medicine and something else, like dirt or dust. » »
Why this book?
- Because it’s a novel that holds you in suspense until the end! His writing is fluid and the small chapters move us from plot to plot, very pleasantly.
- Because everyone knows each other over three generations and the resentments and jealousies are of course blatant. The climate of suspicion also penetrates the hearts of families. All this makes the atmosphere very dark, everyone having something to hide.
- Because at the same time, the two gendarmes investigate a banal case of garbage burned on the national highway completely illegally, which brings back the memory of a young girl who disappeared twenty years ago and whose simple name seems to bother a lot of people…
- Because it’s not one but several intrigues, endearing characters but who have their dark side… crossed destinies from generations before? The world is not that big…
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot. In Pontarlier, some residents hide dark secrets. Barnabé Rollet, who made his fortune in this region of Franche Comté, was killed by a gunshot to the head. His brother Hector had already been murdered many years before without his true killer having been discovered.
Characters. Julien Georget, gendarmerie lieutenant, his deputy Dylan, the prosecutor, people encountered during the various investigations, Kevin son of the mayor, Lucie and her missing sister…
Places. Pontarlier, Franche Comté region and surrounding areas, Lausanne.
The time. In 2009.
The author. Sarah Bordy was born in Franche-Comté in 1992, where she spent her childhood with her nose buried in books. It was within the framework of her profession as a criminal lawyer that she had the opportunity to reflect in depth on violence and mistreatment.
This book was read with the desire to advance from intrigue to intrigue, intruding behind doors to learn family secrets.
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