Was the baby Lyse-Rose de Carville heir to the de Carville’s family fortune or was she Emilie Vitral, a member of a family that was less well-off financially, but no less loving? Eighteen years later, a private detective discovers the truth about the girl now living her life as Lylie – only to die before he can reveal this information to anyone. When both sets of grandparents claim the child as their grand-daughter, it spurs a media frenzy and a mystery which endures for the next two decades. The only problem is there are no identifying features or clothing and there just happened to be two baby girls of that age on the plane in question. One hundred and sixty-nine passengers are killed, but miraculously one three-month-old baby survives. On December 23, 1980, a plane crashes into the Swiss Alps. After the Crash by Michel Bussi is just such a novel. ( From the publisher.Once in a while, you stumble upon a book with a premise so intriguing, so clever, you instantly know that if the author can pull this off, it is going to be a great book. After Marc reads the notebook's contents, he embarks on a frantic search for Lylie.īut he is not the only one looking for her. Meanwhile, Lylie, now a beautiful university student, entrusts a secret notebook into the hands of Marc, the brooding young man who loves her, and then vanishes. As he contemplates taking his own life, Crédule Grand-Duc suddenly discovers a secret hidden in plain view. In contrast, the de Carvilles, who amassed a fortune in the oil business, are powerful-and dangerous.Įighteen years later, a private detective tasked with solving the mystery of the girl known as 'Lylie' is on the verge of giving up. Dogged by bad luck, the Vitrals live a simple life, selling snacks from a van on the beaches of northern France. The families of both girls step forward to claim the child. Is 'the Miracle Child of Mont Terri' Lyse-Rose or Emilie? The sole survivor is a three-month-old girl-thrown from the airliner before fire consumes the cabin.īut two infants were on board. Of the 169 passengers, all but one perish.

Within seconds flames engulf the plane, which is filled with holiday travelers. Just after midnight on December 23, 1980, a night flight bound for Paris plummets toward the Swiss Alps, crashing into a snowy mountainside. Psychological suspense at its finest-a consuming tale of one child, two families, and the dark secrets that define us all.

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