Nicolas returns from an important mission in Vienna to find that a baker in his neighborhood has been found dead. The key to solving the baker's murder lies in a governmental conspiracy involving Le Pacte de Famine.
Just back from a mission, Nicolas Le Floch sees Paris being torn apart: the flour war is causing mayhem in the capital. With the support of the young Louis XVI and assistance from his loyal friends, he investigates the suspicious death of a baker.—Happy_Evil_Dude