Take a look at the author biography, and you will see that Marceau Miller is said to be a screenwriter who lives in France. There is no photograph, an estimate of his age, and only one paragraph that shrouds him entirely in mystery. THE STORY OF MARCEAU MILLER is a work of fiction, or so it claims. Reader, you be the judge.

The story opens as Marceau Miller is celebrating the publication of his most recent novel. He lives with his wife, Sarah, and their two children on the shores of Lake Geneva. She runs a boat rental agency with her partner, Karen, and he’s one of France’s most famous writers. Shortly after the book release party, Marceau is found dead in the woods at the base of a cliff. The police quickly write it off as an accident. But Sarah doesn’t buy that for one second. And when she receives a letter directing her to a safe deposit box, she grows even more suspicious.

"...a dark, moody, atmospheric and thrilling mystery that is not to be missed --- just the sort of thing that takes a reader’s imagination on a wonderful journey."

The letter specifies that the box will contain a manuscript written by Marceau, but inside Sarah finds a large sum of money and nothing else. She desperately wants the manuscript, believing that it holds the answers to questions her husband left behind. But she can’t seem to convince the police to investigate. No one will take her seriously.

Fortunately, Sarah is able to turn to a retired policeman. Yves Reynaud has been a family friend for decades. He cared greatly for the Millers and had a special fondness for Marceau’s sister (and Sarah’s best friend), Jade. But tragedy seemed to follow the family. Marceau’s father died when Marceau and Jade were young. Then Jade died at the age of 20. Now Marceau is gone. Sarah refuses to believe that there’s no connection. But what is it? As she tries to untangle several elusive clues with little help from anyone other than Reynaud, she herself appears to be unraveling. At times, Sarah wonders if she’s going crazy.

Slotted into the fiction genre, THE STORY OF MARCEAU MILLER actually reads more like a thriller. Around every corner you’ll encounter another curve. At every page turn is another twist. Who can Sarah trust, especially when she’s not sure she can trust herself? Everyone doubts her, including her children and Karen. At one point, Sarah panics and even suspects Reynaud, fearing that he’s turned against her. As for the police, she views them more like the enemy than a friend.

Finally, nearly at her breaking point, an idea so outlandish comes to Sarah that she rushes to act on it, certain that she’s hit on the solution. It is just the sort of bizarre antic that would befit Marceau.

Read THE STORY OF MARCEAU MILLER, and then watch for his story to hit the big screen. It is a dark, moody, atmospheric and thrilling mystery that is not to be missed --- just the sort of thing that takes a reader’s imagination on a wonderful journey. And it would be the type of film that would have moviegoers gasping at all of the heart-stopping scenes.