"A Greek Tragedy": Behind the Scenes of the Investigation into Alain Delon and the Final Months of His Life

In "The Last Days of the Samurai," Laurence Pieau and François Vignolle retrace Alain Delon's final months. The two journalists tell us how they conducted this highly researched and fascinating investigation.
By Catherine BalleThey tell all about the end of Alain Delon's life at his property in Douchy (Loiret). In "Les Derniers Jours du Samouraï" (Ed. Robert Laffont, 352 pages, 21 euros), Laurence Pieau, former editorial director of Closer magazine, and François Vignolle, investigation coordinator for the M 6 group, dissect the star's solitude, the war waged by his three children Anthony, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien, the way in which brothers and sisters spied on each other, the actor's violence towards Hiromi Rollin, his last partner , and the secrets of the star's inheritance.
Their captivating work, published this Thursday, May 22, is the result of a very detailed investigation, begun before the death of Alain Delon, on August 18, 2024 .
Le Parisien