Eighteenth Name

Montréal, 1734. A city of merchants, soldiers, servants and slaves is already uneasy when fire tears through rue Saint-Paul. In the aftermath, suspicion hardens quickly around Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique, accused of setting the blaze.But Étienne Vallière is pursuing a different question: who is he?His name appears in records that should prove a life. Instead, each document opens another gap. A hi...