Marked by a tragedy that led her to take a step back from her job as a police officer, Alba Debrucker left Paris to come and recharge her batteries on the other side of the world, on the Marquesas Islands, where her best friend Heiani lives, who is due to marry the handsome Kohu.
On the morning of the ceremony, the bride was found murdered on the beach, wearing her wedding dress. The murder weapon: a Marquesan tapa with mysterious inscriptions, which was forced down Heiani’s throat until she choked. To understand what happened to her friend, Alba has no choice but to return to duty. She takes on the investigation.

