Rocco and the Nightingale

A minor Paris criminal is found stabbed in the neck on a country lane in Picardie - it looks like another case for inspector Lucas Rocco. But instead he is called off to watch over a Gabonese government minister hiding out in France following a coup.

Meanwhile, Rocco discovers that an Algerian gang leader has taken out a contract on his head. Against orders, he follows leads on the original murder case, discovering as he does so that his life is in danger.

The minister he is protecting is kidnapped, and Rocco finds that the murder, the threats and the minister's kidnap are all interconnected...