Blood in the Waves
Content : A relentless thriller set in the world of surfing!
On a beach along the Atlantic, near Hossegor, Nils, a young instructor at Édouard Cazaux’s surf club, is found drowned, his body showing signs of a struggle. Soon after, Cazaux is arrested in front of his children, Charlie and Gabriel. He admits to an argument at the club the day before—Nils had been selling cocaine and cannabis—but denies any involvement in the death. Charged with homicide, his family is devastated.
As days pass, clients vanish from the surf club and financial troubles mount. At school and on social media, Charlie is branded “the killer’s daughter.” She fights back and focuses on her lifeguard training with her Newfoundland dog. Gabriel, meanwhile, digs into Nils’s life at high school and competes fiercely on the waves to keep the family business afloat. Together, brother and sister unravel Nils’s life and the surfing world to clear their father’s name.
A high-octane thriller packed with adrenaline, action, and twists, set deep in the world of surfing and surfers. Written by an expert author, a former police commander with the Toulouse Judicial Police, whose “The Cold Case Bureau” trilogy has earned multiple literary selections and awards, and whose latest novel, The Recruits, won the Ado Tu l’as lu prize at the 2025 Brive Book Fair. The story follows a brother-and-sister duo determined to clear their father’s name despite misleading appearances, while also exploring themes of masculinity, homophobia, and male dominance.
