This short-story was and is offered by Éditions ActuSF (see here). It takes place in the world of [b:Blanche|39933220|Blanche (NAOS)|Hervé Jubert|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1524580450s/39933220.jpg|59976312]. Blance Paichain is a 17-year old detective in Paris in the year 1871, when the Prussians attack Paris. She's lives with her uncle - for reasons surely explained in the book itself - and is contacted by Henri Regnault (Wikipedia-link), a French painter, who's the son of Henri-Victor Regnault, also a painter. Apple and tree, n'est-ce pas?

After one of his visits at The Louvre in Paris, he sees that the Venus of Milo (link of the Louvre) has disappeared and fears it's been stolen. Blanche and he decide to go on an investigation. Not all goes smoothly, but it seems there is some Greek mythology involved in the process, even though Blanche was told by someone else that the statue was moved to hide it from the Prussians. Meanwhile, there are at least two people who are murdered during the investigation. The gods themselves decided to play a role to give Blance a bit more work.

All in all, an entertaining story (also part of the book), but with a strange ending. Still a bit too many questions left unanswered. Unless the book itself can fill those gaps? ( )