La Pyramide de glace

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In the terrible year of 1783, marked by the fallout from an erupting Icelandic volcano, the winter of the century follows in 1784. In Paris, the people erect obelisks of snow and ice in gratitude for the charity of their rulers. As the thaw begins, the body of a naked woman resembling Queen Marie-Antoinette is discovered within one of these structures. Nicolas Le Floch embarks on a meticulous investigation, uncovering that the victim attended exclusive soirées organized by the Duke of Chartres, the future Duke of Orleans. The narrative introduces colorful characters, including a dressmaker, a fortune-teller who reveals her secrets, a worker from the Sèvres factory who steals from Versailles, a porcelain dealer, a magistrate, and an architect. Beneath this crime lies a court conspiracy aimed at compromising the Crown. Commissioner Le Floch, surrounded by his close associates and trusted by Louis XVI, conducts an unprecedentedly detailed inquiry that leads him, after many perils, to an unexpected conclusion.