Marianne

In Toulon, Jimmy's body is found hanging in his saloon-restaurant, dressed in full cowboy regalia. Clearly a murder disguised as suicide, Marianne's team investigate the world of country dance and western riding enthusiasts. Everyone seems to have adored Jimmy, and yet, several suspects quickly stand out from the crowd.

Philippe, an experienced driver, is found crushed under the wheels of his truck. The opportunity for Marianne to investigate truck drivers and discover the muscular methods of the victim's boss. A strong woman, Manue Cantien does not hesitate to use force to unmask and punish all those who are guilty of trafficking goods. Including a certain Jordan, now disabled, and whom Philippe had mysteriously taken under his wing...

It is in a living room that seems straight out of a zoo that Lucie Bonnot, a young home help and volunteer at the SPA, is found dead following an anaphylactic shock, linked to treatment for hair allergies. of cat. But Marianne suspects homicide. On the list of suspects, Tania, a colorful con artist who says she communicates with animals, and Jennifer, friend of the victim and influencer with many followers thanks to her Bengal cat! An investigation which leads Marianne and Pastor to investigate animal trafficking against which Lucie was actively fighting.

Jade Campana, review leader at "Plumes de Toulon", is found dead in a dumpster behind the cabaret. Naomi, his young and ambitious competitor, is the main suspect. But Marianne is also interested in Prudence, a discreet feather worker, who was once employed as a nanny by the victim, then fired for obscure reasons. Digging into this trail, Marianne discovers that Prudence, then a nanny, had been raped by Jade's husband, then odiously fired. To buy his silence and avoid scandal, Jade had him hired as a feather worker at the cabaret. While everything seems to incriminate Prudence, her son Adam goes to the police to accuse himself of the murder. A logical revenge but one that Marianne cannot believe.

The remains of Jean Rodenbach, train driver, are found on railway tracks. But before his body is sent to the embalmer to be reconstructed, the Selma pathologist detects clues which indicate that the man was knocked out and then placed on the rails while waiting for a train to finish him off. Another disturbing element: the unfortunate man had just lost his wife, Madeleine, who had committed suicide by throwing herself in front of her own train! Morgan Poquet, a fellow railway worker with whom Jean had an argument, is on the list of suspects, as is Charlotte, Jean's mistress who remains untraceable. Eugène, Madeleine's father who hated his son-in-law and considered him responsible for the death of his beloved daughter, is also questioned. To resolve this investigation with multiple ramifications, Marianne will take an interest in the strange Katia, the talented embalmer who was responsible for reconstructing Madeleine's body.

The trawler L'Immortelle, which disappeared nine years ago with five fishermen on board, has finally been found. But among the bones brought to the surface there is also a fresh corpse, that of Vincent Barsano, the captain of L'Immortelle whom everyone believed to be dead since the sinking. Marianne seeks help from Aurore, Vincent's daughter, to unravel this mysterious cold case and infiltrate the world of fishermen, because Aurore took over the management of the industrial tribunal following the death of her father, and knows everyone on the Haven. Two suspects are quickly identified. Castenet, who took care of Aurore and her mother Louise when Vincent died. He has always loved Louise. And the return of the "late husband" was not part of her plans. And there is the enigmatic Bilade, Aurore's "godfather", who beneath an apparent and joyful good nature, turns out to be a dangerous and influential trafficker.