Ariane settled in this seaside house to start a new life with her three-year-old daughter. Her escape from Paris too closely resembles another – that which occurred more than a hundred years ago when a famous Parisian actress hid in this town to protect her secret… An elderly couple decided to take a vacation in an old manor. The owners are a family couple, but only the husband greets guests. The wife has been nowhere to be seen for days. The old house is filled with tension, and a strange smell clearly emanates from a beautiful antique wardrobe… Railway worker Gabriel writes detective stories in his spare time. He is happy in his marriage; their children have long grown up and left home. One day at a flea market, Gabriel notices something familiar. Looking closer, he realizes these are the favorite toys of his son and daughter, now adults. But how and why are they here?.. Reunion Island is preparing to celebrate the New Year. Bonfires on the beach, music, dancing. However, the festivities are disturbed by a terrible discovery – near the shore, one of the bathers stumbles upon a body with a knife protruding from it. Soon it becomes clear that two girls have gone missing… Four detective stories with a light gothic hue by the master of the detective genre surprise with their sudden and completely unexpected endings. In each ironic, warm, cozy story by Michel Bussi, the best features of the detective genre are gathered.