The book Scènes de crime was written by Thierry Lezeau, lieutenant of the gendarmerie, and published in 2008.
The chronological account of a crime
An unknown woman was found dead in the lower ditch, with her throat slit. It is the history of the investigation from the point of view of the technical and scientific police that Lieutenant Thierry Lezeau tells us here in every detail. Who is this woman? How did she die? Why? Because of whom?
The author invites us to follow him step by step in a world where the smallest microscopic detail can reveal a multitude of information. To facilitate understanding, the book is divided into several chapters, each corresponding to a detail of the investigation: the discovery of the body, the crime scenes, the autopsy, etc.
A book within everyone's reach
With attention to detail, the author teaches us many scientific processes and techniques. With a fluid and warm writing, he transmits to us the attention to detail and rigor necessary for his profession. More exciting than American TV shows The experts, remade in all sauces, the search for the slightest clue keeps us here in suspense, worried about the smallest pollution that would disturb the course of the investigation.
Far from a technical and obscure language for people who have never had to deal with the technical and scientific police, Lieutenant Thierry Lezeau teaches us a lot, explaining things simply. His story even makes us want to know even more.
A story in Russian dolls
The account of the investigation into the death of the unknown woman is not the only one to punctuate these pages. With each process used, the author takes us into his memories. He tells us in what investigation this technique seemed useful to him and why he now wants to use it again.
These different investigations do not mix and marry very well together, maintaining a suspense exciting for the reader and which one can imagine the tension they must have provided to the people who worked on its resolution.
A novel to be read with caution
The writing of Lieutenant Thierry Lezeau is a profoundly human, admirable writing. A great beauty of soul shines through in his writings, which bewitches us throughout the pages. The author portrays people with whom he works in such a way that one can only admire them. In a book written in the style of a detective novel, he reminds us that this is not only a demanding job, but also and above all human.
A book that we can only advise to read, but on one condition. Written in the manner of a detective novel, this book tells a real story, an unsweetened story. The details of the autopsy are not spared to the reader. The latter accompanies Lieutenant Thierry Lezeau at every moment. There is no question of leaving him aside in the most difficult moments of the investigation. This fascinating novel should therefore be reserved for informed people who are keen on police investigations.
