Motet is an expert unraveling of the threads of an unsolved murder that took place in the underworld of the sixties, and a powerful tale of evil and temptation. But at the heart of Motet is a love story, a tale of a music professor whose life is thrown into confusion by his new and passionate lover - and the unexpected appearance of her ex-husband. Motet is a hypnotic, intense read.

Behind each word, each sentence, you can feel the blood coursing, the flesh breathing and the sinews tensing ... What's most impressive about Maillard is that he writes a damn good story. — The Toronto Star