For Celestine de l'Esterelle, life in mid-twentieth century Paris was heady and seductive, filled with flirtatious liaisons, parties, and the frivolous life of nobility. Can such a carefree existence prevail when infidelity, scandal, kidnap and even murder are just around the corner? With each generation of the Esterelle clan, the darker twists lurking behind the extended family threaten to shatter the harmony on the surface. When a body is found in a park, Police Commissioner Robert Henry finds himself at the centre of an investigation which leads him to uncover secrets nobody was ever supposed to discover... with deadly consequences.