Jacques Montet, a successful crime story writer, has already written a hundred books and would like to call it quits now to devote himself to loftier writing. But his wife, a cold-hearted, money-minded, bossy woman won't allow. All the more...
Un auteur de romans policiers renonce à ce type de littérature que sa femme l'obligeait à écrire. Il décide de la supprimer, et pour cela, il tente de concevoir un «crime parfait».