Paris, 1872. The shadows of the Commune still linger, and in the gaslit haze of the Yellow Windmill music-hall, a dangerous game is set in motion. Two detectives-one polished and ambitious, the other worn and weary-reunite to apprehend a notorious fugitive with a violent past. Their only tool is a mercurial café singer, Aglaë, whose loyalty is as questionable as her motives. Inside the swirling dance of the bohemian ball, amidst the clatter of glasses and the brazen clangor of the orchestra, the trap is laid. But in a world of shifting allegiances, where a whispered word can turn hunter into prey, the best-laid plans can unravel in an instant. Trust is a luxury, and every figure in the smoky haze could hold a knife or a secret that changes everything.
