The characters and situations
in this novel are part of my imagination,
and are not based on reality.
Some sections will probably bring a smile to the lips of specialists in prehistory or members of the Marseille murder squad. I have intentionally altered places, transformed research laboratories, shifted around hospitals, upturned hierarchies and metamorphosed the murder squad’s offices. I have also taken liberties with a number of official procedures.
Without asking a single word of permission …
TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
In the original French, a large amount of Marseille slang is used.
No attempt has been made to imitate its
probably inimitable presence.