“If La Madone de Notre Dame is a ‘noir’ work that appeals with subtleness and strength, it is because it conveys a keen sense of truth. It manages to return authenticity and a touch of everyday life to a monument like Notre Dame, which has been solemnised by the passing of time and made banal and ordinary by swarms of tourists. Moreover, the characters are credible, true to life, and their emotions remain vivid even under the mythical vaults of the Quai des Orfèvres.”

Luigi Brioschi, President, Ugo Guanda Editore