Croatia. In a Dalmatian coast of Croatia village, 17-year-old Silva disappears during the fishermen's festival. Inspector Gorki Šain's investigation into the agony of Yugoslavia reveals a more complex portrait of Silva than her family realized. But history is on the march, Tito's regime is collapsing, and in the midst of the chaos, the case is closed. Only Silva's family stubbornly continues investigating... Through this intimate drama, L'Eau rouge unfolds in a great fresco the disruptions of Croatian society, from the fall of Communism to the explosion of tourism, via the civil war... A novel covered with prizes, including the Prix du Polar Européen - Le Point 2021.