Chevaline

The English family killed in the parking lot has been identified: they are the Al-Hillis. Well-established in an upscale suburb of London, nothing seemed to predestine them to such a fate. But investigators quickly uncovered a family dispute that could explain the tragedy: Saad, the victim, and his brother Zaid had clashed over their late fathers substantial inheritance, following his death a few months earlier. For the French police, Zaid became the prime suspect, but the English police rejected this theory. Only high-level state intervention seemed capable of moving the investigation forward.

Long considered a collateral victim of the Chevaline massacre, Sylvain Mollier, the French cyclist also found dead on September 5, has become the primary focus of investigators seeking to explain the tragedy. Those who might have had a motive against him are being investigated one by one. A small village, Ugine, has become the center of an investigation involving more than a hundred investigators. Sylvain Mollier was caught in the middle of a love triangle—passions that sometimes lead to the worst…

The alibis of all identified suspects hold up, but one last unknown remains: the identity of the motorcyclist whom all witnesses claim to have seen near the scene of the massacre on the day it happened. The investigators latest theory revolves around this motorcyclist. He might be the killer. And if he isnt, he must have either seen the perpetrator or be protecting him. A composite sketch is circulating. The man is being tracked by police forces across France and England. After searching every motorcycle helmet store (witnesses described a very distinctive helmet that was only produced in limited quantities) and scrutinizing all phone records of devices that connected to the area on the day of the massacre, the gendarmerie finally identifies the motorcyclist. His interrogation in police custody leads to astonishing twists.