Title : The Passengers of the King of Rome - Jeanne Faivre d'Arcier - book

Summary :

"Here I am, more than thirty years that I have been vegetating, my ass in the mud and my nose pressed against the disjointed planks of a Maritime Affairs hangar that blocks my horizon: the small port of Four on the Arcachon basin, on the Cap Ferret peninsula side. They call me The King of Rome and yet my kingdom is only an illusion. It is limited to a piece of quay greened by algae, a dead end used by stray dogs and kids who have escaped from the neighboring campsite who come to gorge themselves on blackberries or play in the salt meadows..." Sailors say that a tub never dies! The King of Rome, on the other hand, had passed from hand to hand, from captain to captain. He had sailed the Caribbean seas transporting dubious goods, before running aground in the squalid seas of the peninsula... Unscrupulous people would like to buy him to turn him into a sort of floating casino; others, a clandestine gambling room, an opium den... Thugs dream, sometimes. And blackmailers lie in wait, ready for anything, including murder. But first, they will have to solve the enigma of the passengers of the Roi de Rome, these strangers locked away in the hold for months, even years... The Roi de Rome knows their story... But on this point, he, so eloquent, remains silent. Until when? A captivating dark and adventure novel, where we meet colorful characters, including Matthieu, the hero of Les Yeux de Cendre (Le Cherche Midi, 2006). Winner of the 2001 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, Jeanne Faivre d'Arcier has written fantasy novels, including two books on vampires, Rouge flamenco and La Déesse écarlate, considered essential by fans of the genre. Les Passagers du Roi de Rome is her third crime novel.

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