Astrid: Murder in Paris

When a lawyer collapses in a courtroom, Raphaëlle and Astrid start an investigation which leads them to a house filled with supernatural phenomena.

A Natural History Museum employee is found dead at the foot of a dinosaur skeleton. Not a drop of water on the horizon and yet, the victim drowned.

Astrid and Raphaëlle find out that the dead body discovered after the collapse of an underground gallery is that of an 80 year-old alchemist.

After the president of an autistic association dies mysteriously, a new corpse is found. Though officially deceased days earlier, he is a suspect.

A famous lawyer is shot dead in front of twelve witnesses who have seen nothing, heard nothing: are they accomplices to the murder or victims of an incredible mystification... Through a neurologist with mentalist talents, Astrid and Raphaëlle will direct their investigation to a magician, former television star. By digging into the victims past, they will eventually understand that magic was the starting point of his success but also of a terrible personal drama.

A man is killed in an ultra-secure factory from which the main suspect inexplicably managed to escape. Astrid and Raphaëlle are about to leave the crime scene, when it appears before their eyes, in a flash. Could she have been the victim of an alien abduction as suggested by the first elements of the investigation or is another much more tangible reality behind this crime?

A young woman is found dead in a forest. His body is partially burned and it seems that strange rituals were performed at the crime scene. Disturbing detail: she gave birth just hours before her death and the babys whereabouts are unknown. Astrid and Raphaëlle find themselves on the trail of a feminist association: Circé. Was this young woman killed because of her commitment? Is the murder related to an obscure practice of witchcraft or to the baby she was carrying?

At an auction, the auctioneer presents a precious ancient manuscript, the Corpus Hermeticum, before having a fit of delirium and then collapsing, dead. Apparently, he was poisoned, and in panic, the priceless book was replaced by a fake. Astrid and Raphaëlle will be interested in this object that would contain absolute knowledge and that arouses the wildest desires.

A renowned astrophysicist is found struck down even though no storm had occurred at the time of his death. Social networks take over the case and cry conspiracy when we learn that the victim was about to divulge a state secret.

A young woman under the influence of a powerful drug is found unconscious, with a weapon with her that was used to commit a crime twenty years earlier in a small Native American community from Canada. Who is this young woman and how did the weapon end up in her hands?

Consultant criminalist, Astrid Nielsen, who is also autistic, helps Commander Raphaëlle Coste solve criminal investigations. With conspiracy theory followers or a Native American community, in places as varied as a monastery or a psychiatric hospital, the two women combine their talents to solve these cases. Furthermore, Astrid could well lift the veil on an already old mystery, which her father had already tried to elucidate, but without success. The series, a real audience success in France, is also broadcast in around twenty countries, in Europe, Latin America, the United States and even Japan.

A biologist passionate about research into plant intelligence is found lifeless in a tropical greenhouse. His death immediately gave rise to the most fanciful speculations. Could the tragedy be connected to the research laboratory from which the victim had resigned abruptly a few years earlier? Astrid and Raphaëlle both lead the investigation...

A diamond of exceptional quality must be exhibited in Paris. But on the day it opened to the public, the head of security was found dead, his skull horribly shattered. The magnificent gem has also mysteriously disappeared. Astrid and Raphaëlle are put on the investigation...

A serial killer repatriated by plane under Raphaëlles supervision dies during the flight, the victim of a mysterious decompression accident. Helped by Astrid on the phone, Raphaëlle finds proof that it is an assassination and that the culprit is among the passengers...

During a prestigious chess tournament, one of the favorite players collapses in the middle of a match, struck down by poison! Astrid and Raphaëlle then realize that they are at the heart of a bloody, life-size game of chess...

The heir of a rich Breton family is found dead in a bar. Problem: he already died two years ago! Raphaëlle and Astrid travel to Brittany to uncover the darkest secrets of this illustrious family...

A woman without stories is found dead on a bench in a park, victim of a sting poisoned by the venom of an exotic snake. Astrid and Raphaëlle embark on the case and soon find themselves on the trail of a dangerous mafia hitman who had not been talked about for years. Why did he come out of the shadows again? Did this woman die by accident or was she involved in illegal activities? The two investigators have a hard time to get the truth out in the open. As always, Astrids extraordinary sagacity is of great help to Raphaëlle...

Maxime Rivière, a friend of Commissioner Bachert, is the victim of a recurring nightmare concerning the murder of the Tibetan monk. Astrid makes the connection with the unsolved murder of the llama Tulku Lingpa, on May 20, 1996, in a monastery in Île-de-France. On their way there, the commissioner, who turns out to be a Buddhist, Raphaëlle, Astrid and Nicolas discover disturbing elements that question the guilt of the perpetrator of the murder, a drug addict who was prowling in the nearby forest. According to Raphaëlle, the crime was committed inside the monastery.

A man belonging to the Mormon community is found murdered in a temple. Astrid and Raphaëlle soon discover that the murder strangely resembles that of Joseph Smith, founding father and prophet of the community...

A racehorse belonging to a prestigious stable is found stabbed dead. The case gets tougher for the two investigators when another crime is suddenly perpetrated...