Loïc Bolduc and Thierry’s Cousinship and Collaboration

Loïc Bolduc and Thierry’s relationship joins kinship to shared inquiry. Thierry, a younger cousin from Lot, helps Loïc investigate the cameo and the Castelmonts; his later death in the Bataclan attack turns that collaboration into a painful loss within Loïc’s widening circle of victims.

Kinship and Shared Research

Thierry is identified as Loïc’s young cousin from Lot, and their bond is marked by Loïc’s strong affection for him. Their relationship extends beyond family connection: Thierry provides valuable assistance in Loïc’s research into the cameo and the Castelmont family, becoming a collaborator in the investigation rather than a distant relative mentioned only in passing.

Thierry’s Work and Frustration

Thierry goes on to build a successful career as a journalist. A few weeks before his death, he confides to Loïc that he increasingly feels silenced at his newspaper. Subjects including Islamist radicalization in the suburbs and church arson and desecration have become taboo there. The disclosure gives their relationship a further dimension: Loïc is not only a cousin and research partner but also someone to whom Thierry entrusts his professional unease.

Death and Its Effect on Loïc

On November 13, 2015, Thierry is among the 137 people killed by terrorists at the Bataclan in Paris. He is struck by machine-gun fire and dies instantly alongside his young companion. The concert’s band is Eagles of Death Metal, and the song playing during the attack is titled Kiss the devil. When Loïc later learns the title, he shudders and wonders whether Thierry’s death, like other losses connected in his mind to the stone, is another distant consequence of its malign influence. His attachment to Thierry and their shared work make the death both a personal bereavement and a rupture in the investigation.