Interview with Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre is fast becoming one of the most respected and versatile writers in France. After enjoying huge popular success with his award-winning crime fiction, in 2013 he went on to win the Prix Goncourt, the highest literary prize in France, for his moving novel…
The Dark Angel
Written by Dominique Sylvain, translated by Nick Caistor — Opening with a fast paced hold up of a Bureau de Change, the The Dark Angel instantly drops you into the seedy underbelly of Parisian life. The culprits – Jean-Luc, Farid, Noah and Menaham – represent…
Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon
Translated by David Bellos — ‘Apparent age 32, height 169 cm…’ Thus begins the first ever Maigret novel by Simenon, published in serial form in France in 1930 and translated into English originally as Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett. Now with the title Pietr the…
NTN: The Stone Boy by Sophie Loubière
Translated by Nora Mahony — Sophie Loubière won the Prix Lion Noir in France with this tricksy yet subtle psychological thriller. She has written several books but The Stone Boy is the first to be translated into English, so we’re claiming her for New Talent…
The Greenland Breach by Bernard Besson
Translated by Julie Rose — You can count on Bernard Besson, former senior chief of staff for the French intelligence services, to be topical and well-informed. His thrillers are always leading edge in terms of subject matter and spyware methodology. After addressing topics such as…
Interview: Bernard Besson
When you read a thriller by Bernard Besson, you can be pretty sure he knows what he is talking about. The author is a former chief of staff for the French intelligence services, and now runs a successful consultancy specialising in economic intelligence and business…
Forget Morrissey, here's Simenon
Crime fiction fans can forget the hubbub about Penguin’s planned publication of Morrissey’s autobiography under the Classics imprint. In a much wiser move, the company has announced that it will be reprinting all 75 of Belgian crime author George Simenon’s novels featuring his detective character…