Astrid & Raphaëlle

Philippe Desmond, 65, is found dead at home, victim of an Aztec ritual sacrifice. The heart of this former archaeologist turned treasure hunter was extracted from his rib cage and then placed in a sacred urn. Raphaëlle and Astrid then go in search of the victim's adopted son, Necalli Cantu, a young Mexican living hidden in a forest. Questioned, the latter reveals to Raphaëlle that his father had found the Eldorado, the mythical land of South America supposed to be full of gold. According to him, he was killed because of his discovery ...

Maxime Rivière, a friend of Commissioner Bachert, is the victim of a recurring nightmare concerning the murder of the Tibetan monk. Astrid makes the connection with the unsolved murder of the llama Tulku Lingpa, on May 20, 1996, in a monastery in Île-de-France. On their way there, the commissioner, who turns out to be a Buddhist, Raphaëlle, Astrid and Nicolas discover disturbing elements that question the guilt of the perpetrator of the murder, a drug addict who was prowling in the nearby forest. According to Raphaëlle, the crime was committed inside the monastery.

Astrid and Raphaëlle will have to walk on eggs when they find themselves in spite of themselves involved in a very sensitive diplomatic affair. The two investigators will deal with the French and American secret services...

A woman without stories is found dead on a bench in a park, victim of a sting poisoned by the venom of an exotic snake. Astrid and Raphaëlle embark on the case and soon find themselves on the trail of a dangerous mafia hitman who had not been talked about for years. Why did he come out of the shadows again? Did this woman die by accident or was she involved in illegal activities? The two investigators have a hard time to get the truth out in the open. As always, Astrid's extraordinary sagacity is of great help to Raphaëlle...

The body of a man is found in a park, with stab wounds, but the analyzes are clear: it is a suicide! Our investigators soon find themselves faced with a crime that goes beyond the laws of science and ethics...

A serial killer repatriated by plane under Raphaëlle's supervision dies during the flight, the victim of a mysterious decompression accident. Helped by Astrid on the phone, Raphaëlle finds proof that it is an assassination and that the culprit is among the passengers...

The body of a man of Iranian origin is found charred in his home. Spontaneous combustion or diabolical crime? Astrid and Raphaëlle quickly discover that he was living under a false identity….

A diamond of exceptional quality must be exhibited in Paris. But on the day it opened to the public, the head of security was found dead, his skull horribly shattered. The magnificent gem has also mysteriously disappeared. Astrid and Raphaëlle are put on the investigation...

A murderer interned in a psychiatric hospital is found dead in his room. The first clues seem to rule out the theory of an accident. Astrid and Raphaëlle embark on a difficult investigation. They are still unaware that this murder is the work of an organized gang operating from inside the hospital.

A young woman under the influence of a powerful drug is found unconscious, with a weapon with her that was used to commit a crime twenty years earlier in a small Native American community from Canada. Who is this young woman and how did the weapon end up in her hands?

Father Louis Desforges is found stabbed to death in a monastery. Astrid and Raphaëlle discover that the man, who lived under a false identity, bore stigmata.

A renowned astrophysicist is found struck down even though no storm had occurred at the time of his death. Social networks take over the case and cry conspiracy when we learn that the victim was about to divulge a state secret.

A trainee is found dead in the huge organ of the Maison de la Radio. Astrid and Raphaëlle investigate the very heart of the instrument and meet an organist prodigy and her cantankerous old teacher. Things get tough when a second lifeless body is found near the organ. The modus operandi is the same... A track is beginning to emerge: what if it was the music that kills?

A man is killed in an ultra-secure factory from which the main suspect inexplicably managed to escape. Astrid and Raphaëlle are about to leave the crime scene, when it appears before their eyes, in a flash. Could she have been the victim of an alien abduction as suggested by the first elements of the investigation or is another much more tangible reality behind this crime?

The Japanese owner of an art gallery is found dead in a spa. Killed with a sword, he would have cut off his little finger as a sign of penance before dying as a yakuza would. Astrid and Raphaëlle go in search of a killer with a huge tattoo on his back. They will gradually realize that a family story is the key to murder.

A famous lawyer is shot dead in front of twelve witnesses who have seen nothing, heard nothing: are they accomplices to the murder or victims of an incredible mystification... Through a neurologist with mentalist talents, Astrid and Raphaëlle will direct their investigation to a magician, former television star. By digging into the victim's past, they will eventually understand that magic was the starting point of his success but also of a terrible personal drama.

When a famous writer is found dead, the duo starts an investigation on the trail of a tragic fire that could be the source of a Machiavellian revenge.

A Natural History Museum employee is found dead at the foot of a dinosaur skeleton. Not a drop of water on the horizon and yet, the victim drowned.

Raphaëlle and Astrid take an interest in a former resident of the mysterious house, a woman who murdered her entire family there 24 years ago.

When a lawyer collapses in a courtroom, Raphaëlle and Astrid start an investigation which leads them to a house filled with supernatural phenomena.