"Rousseau"isaParisianbestsellingcrimenovelist,workingonanewnovelbutdesperatelylookingforagoodstory."CandiceLecoeur"isayoung,attractive,andvibrantwomanwhothinkssheisthereincarnationofMarilynMonroe.ButCandiceislivingfarawayfromthecity.BorninaremoteareaofFrance,shemanagestobecomeamodelforthesmallcheesefactorybasedinthearea.Shebecomesastar;butonlyalocalone.ThetwowillmeetbutonlyafterCandicehasbeenfounddead.Causeofdeath:suicidebysleepingpills.Rousseauistheonlyonewhodoesn"tbuyitandwhowantstoknowthetruecauseofherdeath.Inhissearchforthetruth,hewillbeconfrontedwithmanydifficulties:becomingadetective-novelistandgettingrespectfromthelocals,andgoingbeyondwhatsomepeoplewanttokeepsecretforever.