ILLEGAL USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES CAUSES HEALTH DAMAGE, THEIR ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY PROVIDED BY LAW. Year 2010. Maddie works as a doctor in a resort seaside town, she is happy with her ten-year-old son Esteban. But one idyllic summer day Esteban, after a morning swim in the sea, ran to the bakery about 150 meters away and disappeared without a trace... Year 2020. Maddie never came to terms with Esteban's disappearance; she doesn't believe the police conclusion that her son died. Maddie is convinced the child was kidnapped. She left the seaside town long ago, trying to move on, but one day something makes her return to that beach — the place where she last was with Esteban. And suddenly she sees her son — the same appearance, the same age, even the same swim trunks. And time seems to stand still for Maddie. Is it really Esteban?.. Or maybe this boy is his reincarnation?.. From that moment, Maddie is obsessed — she must find out who this boy named Tom is. She moves to Auvergne, where Tom lives with his mother. The more Maddie spies on Tom, the more incredible the resemblance between Tom and Esteban seems to her. Same hobbies, same fears... How far is she willing to go to find out the truth? And save him — as she feels with all her being that the boy is in danger. The first novel by geographer and university lecturer Michel Bussi was published in 2006. He gained wide recognition after "Black Water Lilies" — a detective novel that won a bouquet of awards in 2011. Over several years, Bussi became one of France's most beloved detective writers. In 2012, Bussi received the Maison de la Presse award for the novel "The Plane Without Her," followed by other awards. Three of his detective novels were successfully adapted for television, and many inspired comics. Michel Bussi's books are published in 36 countries.