The Anomaly

by Hervé Le Tellier

security cameras, and even during the boarding process we can’t find a single shot that shows his face. We interviewed the people near him in the cabin, but no one really noticed him. We’ve had an Identi-Kit image made of him: thick glasses, long hair, a moustache—details that draw the eye and deflect it from what really matters. And he wore his hood up during the flight.” “Surveillance images from Charles de Gaulle Airport?” “It was back in March: most of them have been wiped. On the few that are left, we can’t see anything at all. With this level of invisibility, we must be dealing with a professional.” “And the breakout from the hangar?” “He forced a door during the little panic created by the beginnings of a fire, which he probably started. No prints