The Forbidden Question

What if it wasn’t true? Twenty years after a scandal that shattered lives, Shirin dares to ask the forbidden question—the one capable of unraveling everything, the one no one wants to hear. At fourteen, she met Adam, a gifted videographer who chose her as his model; an ambiguous relationship developed until tragedy struck. Now, as an adult, she returns to confront what really happened and the truth everyone fears. Between manipulation, guilt, social pressure, and the desperate search for redemption, Valérie Gans delivers a gripping psychological thriller about our era’s obsession with judgment, scandal, and quick condemnation—a dizzying dive into the mechanisms that can destroy lives in just a few words.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Valérie Gans, author of nearly twenty novels, has lived in France, Switzerland, Morocco, the Emirates, and Saudi Arabia—experiences that profoundly shape her writing on freedom, family, and gender relations. Her seventeen years as a literary critic for Figaro Madame further highlight her commitment to exploring truth, complexity, and the human psyche. Psychological suspense exploring truth vs. lieA powerful voice on manipulation, accusation, and innocencePerfect for readers of dark contemporary thrillers and social-driven crime fiction