Authorised Happiness 3 — Jean Van Hamme

Superintendent Carelli is getting old, and has already lost most of his illusions. But a routine case catapults him into the middle of a profound mystery: a young girl with no official existence gives him a photograph of a group of people ... who don't exist either! As he doggedly digs deeper despite the pressure, obstacles and threats that soon pile against him, he comes across a terrible secret that threatens the very foundations of his world ...