All over the world, men are risking their lives in one-of-a-kind struggles in the latest Captain Larcher mystery.

Off the coast of Nice, fishermen find a bag. Inside: a rooster, a monkey, a dog, a snake... and a dead body. A new case kicks off for Captain Larcher and Commander Lucchi. A manhunt begins, ranging from the mouth of the Var River to the far reaches of the Arctic Circle, with a chase through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro in between. Soon Raphaël and Ugo have cause to wonder: are they the hunters, or the hunted? And who will come out on top?