[1] A cette époque, ce crime entraînait la mort, les circonstances atténuantes n'existaient pas encore.
[2] Les Khmers sont les ancêtres aujourd'hui disparus des habitants du Cambodge, au sud du royaume de Siam.
About This Book
The narrative interweaves courtroom drama, political conspiracy, and criminal machinations: a young scion of an old family is condemned for participation in a failed insurrection, stirring public turmoil and revealing conflicts of loyalty among judges, friends, and authority; alongside this, secretive bands and avengers plot murders and rescues, and scenes shift between salons, underground lairs, and prison, exploring ambition, betrayal, fanaticism, and the moral costs of vengeance amid tense social and legal settings.