The Wagner Method

On his first case, César investigates the apparently accidental death of a rising local football star with the help of the medical examiner, Dr. Beaumont.

César is called to a curious crime scene: a young woman has been found completely drained of blood. The victim is a Romanian delegate to the European Court of Human Rights. Did someone say vampire?

Two people are found dead within hours of each other near the Museum of Modern Art. Evidence shows that they knew each other and were both linked to a celebrated local designer, Peter Breck — Dr. Beaumont’s husband.

A dead man in a Nazi costume leads investigators to Neo-Nazi circles at the heart of the University of Strasbourg — and to the legend of the Rhine gold.

Someone finds a human finger in a bottle of beer from a local brewery — owned by César's cousins. He is determined to solve the mystery before the local press gets wind of it.

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Wagner attends his mother's wedding in a sumptuous stately home. But behind the scenes tragedy strikes: the body of an unknown man has been found in the cold room. As a favour to his mother, Wagner agrees not to insist that the celebration be cancelled and investigates with his team.

When a young woman is found dead in a disused hangar, the whole Jewish Orthodox community of Strasbourg is plunged into mourning. The police asks: Anti-Semitic crime or murder committed by someone close to the victim? Wagner dives into this sensitive investigation

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The Royal Palace in Kirrwiller, a renowned music hall in Alsace, and its troupe are preparing to set the stage ablaze with a spectacular show for their latest performance. But as the star attraction begins, a trunk on stage bursts open, revealing the lifeless body of Victoire Thiné, a young dancer. César Wagner and his team are immediately dispatched to investigate. They are greeted by Lucien Altmann, the establishment's director, who explains the workings and history of this internationally acclaimed cabaret...