Syndrome E

The classic procedural meets cutting edge science in this huge international bestseller

Beleaguered detective and single mom, Lucie Hennebelle, has just about enough on her plate with one daughter in the hospital and another off at summer camp for the first time when she receives a panicked call from an estranged ex-lover. Ludovic, a diehard cinema buff, has developed a case of hysterical blindness after watching an extremely rare and violent film from the 1950s. Lucie begins an investigation into this strange movie that quickly reveals itself to be much more than meets the eye-literally. Embedded within the film are layers of subliminal images that are so unspeakably violent and heinous that Lucie realizes she must get to the bottom of it-especially when nearly everyone who comes into contact with the film turns up dead.

In this tremendously exciting and sophisticated thriller, Thilliez explores the origins of violence through cutting-edge and popular science, in a, fast-paced and erotically charged novel that's rich with both shocking plot twists and profound questions about the nature of humanity.