Used book - La table des matières, Sylvie Fayet-Scribe

Who tortured and then murdered Margaret Penfield, a respectable American librarian? And for what motive? Because she had identified the plant promising immortality described by Hildegard of Bingen in the 12th century? For Laurette Lerbier, revealing the name of this fabulous plant to the public would be the highlight of the garden exhibition she is preparing at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. Laurette decides to play Miss Marple and embarks on a quest for the enigmatic fountain of youth. Her investigation leads her into the unknown world of Internet precursors. From Renaissance scholars to the encyclopedists - globalists of the late 19th century, passing through the Jansenists of Port-Royal and the revolutionary bibliographers of the Enlightenment, the goal of her quest constantly eludes her as threats become more precise. Accompanied by the charming Lucas du Prat, a botanist from the forensic police, can Laurette thwart what increasingly resembles an international feminist conspiracy with very mysterious designs? A historical novel that takes the path of a detective intrigue, in the chiaroscuro of libraries and the light of gardens.

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