Gabriel Laurens is a private detective. When his niece Jade asks him to investigate her father’s death, the detective must confront the ghosts of his past. Gabriel finds himself caught up in a strange case that blends pretense, fantasy, and drug trafficking.
L’Autre Laurens by Claude Schmitz is a French-Belgian thriller that follows Gabriel Laurens, a weary private detective, as he investigates the mysterious death of his brother at the request of his niece, Jade. Jade harbors doubts about the circumstances of her father’s death and turns to Gabriel for assistance. Typically dealing with marital issues, Gabriel is now compelled to confront his past and the ghosts of his deceased brother.
During his investigation, Gabriel travels to his brother’s luxurious house on the French-Spanish border. There, he meets a colorful array of characters, including a disillusioned American widow, a former marine helicopter pilot, middle-aged Hells Angels with local accents, and incompetent police officers searching for a missing gypsy.
