This book is a compilation of 12 short true crime stories that all took place in France, between 1955 and 2010. These are some of the most famous and most gripping cases in the history of the French legal system and many of these chronicles have left an indelible mark on French society. This book retraces in detail the days before, during and after each crime, the police investigations that followed. It also touches upon the trials as none of these cases is unsolved.