Used book – La Pierre de l'orgueil, Philippe Jové

Thursday, February 9, 1899 Georges Labit, intrepid collector, ethnographer, and traveler from Toulouse, dies suddenly in the prime of his life.

Soon, the most incredible rumors circulate about the mysterious circumstances of the tragedy.

Curiously, his father, Antoine Labit, one of the wealthiest men in Toulouse, opposes any police investigation and destroys numerous documents from his son's archives.

What secrets is he trying to protect?

Monday, January 22, 1900 During an inventory in the Toulouse Museum's reserve, Frédéric Lacome, a paleoethnology student, discovers a mysterious relic that will draw him into the wake of the Labit enigma.

Ignoring warnings, he delves into the intricate world of the Freemason bourgeoisie, whose machinations he must thwart to uncover the truth.

Shaken to his very core, what he discovers defies imagination. But it is another revelation that will change his life…

A historical thriller inspired by real events, combined with a coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of passion, La Pierre de l’Orgueil plunges its protagonists into the turmoil of a France torn between religion and secularism, at the dawn of the upheavals of the 20th century.