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C'est grâce à sa très ancienne complicité avec François Hollande que Cécile Amar a pu, avec finesse et indiscrétion, observer la métamorphose d'un Premier secrétaire du Parti Socialiste en Président de la République. Elle le suit, recueille ses confidences, note ses bons mots, prend la mesure de ses colères (de plus en plus fréquentes) ou de son humour (toujours en activité). Il en ressort un portrait par touches, très précis, alternant la cruauté et l'indulgence.

Where can we find meaning in existence? By believing in eternal life won at the price of a well-ordered hope? By exploring the whole map of different spiritual traditions? Alexis Jenni suggests instead that we realize that everything is already there, beneath our feet, in the fluid walk of a body in motion carried by its desire, guided by its taste.
In this vibrant essay, nourished by a late-life rediscovery of Christian faith, Alexis Jenni blends profound reflection with accounts of experiences where meaning emerges from a detail. He seeks the beyond on the firm ground of our senses. For such is the meaning of the verb "to believe," such is its effect, when it is combined with our five senses. To believe is not to know, it is to feel (to see, to hear, to smell, to taste, and to touch). It is also to experience each moment more intensely, it is also to love. The beloved face will thus be the place where he grasps this vivid presence, when the path that leads to oneself is the one that connects to another.

A post office in Glasgow, a week before Christmas. Martin Pavel lies on the floor, his eyes fixed on those of a terrified little boy. Above them, a masked man, Kalashnikov in hand, watches the boy's grandfather, who has volunteered to collect the money. Once the collection is complete, the old man stands motionless, waiting to be blown to bits by a hail of bullets.
Having recently returned from maternity leave, Detective Inspector Alex Morrow takes charge of the investigation. Why did the grandfather help the killer?
Was it a moment of madness, an act of sacrifice, or did the killer know him?
Her investigation leads her to the door of Kenny Gallagher, a politician on the ropes who is fighting to save his political future – and his marriage – after being accused of sleeping with a party staffer.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Morrow, two of his young colleagues find themselves at the mercy of a blackmailer after succumbing to temptation…
One city, three crimes, and tenuous links between the world of crime and the international sphere of the ultra-rich.