Édouard Peisson, a French writer specializing in maritime novels, brings a story set in the world of the sea and ships in this work, which is typical of his oeuvre.
Born in 1896 in Marseille, Peisson drew inspiration from his own experience in the merchant and military navy, which gives his works an authenticity.
A tipsy cabaret dancer from the Picratt nightclub entered the police station and excitedly announced that she had heard two men at the next table in the bar conspire to kill a countess, an unknown countess.