'everyone Has Three Lives: A Public Life, A Private Life And A Secret Life...'gabriel Garcia Marquezin 1999, After Publishing Three Cult Novels, Famous Author Nathan Fawles Announces The End Of His Writing Career And Withdraws To Beaumont, A Wild And Beautiful Island Off The Mediterranean Coast.autumn 2018. Over The Past Twenty Years, Fawles Has Not Given A Single Interview. As His Novels Continue To Captivate Readers, Mathilde Monney, A Young Swiss Journalist, Arrives On The Island, Determined To Unlock His Secrets. That Same Day, A Woman's Body Is Discovered On The Beach And The Island Is Cordoned Off By The Authorities. And So, Begins A Dangerous Face Off Between Mathilde And Nathan, In Which The Line Between Truth And Fiction Becomes Increasingly Blurred...