Polars en français / Mystery books in French (adults)

Découvrez une sélection de bons romans policiers pour adultes en français!

Discover a selection of great mystery novels/crime fictions in French for adults!

Updated July 31, 2024
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The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
Paper Book
An ingenious, masterfully written novel, Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs is a classic of suspense and storytelling and the basis for the Oscar award-winning horror film starring Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. A...
The Marco Effect: A Department Q Novel
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Paper Book
The New York Times and internationally bestselling author returns with an astonishing and sinister case for Department Q All fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants is to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. But his uncle Zola rules his former...
The Quiet Mother: A Detective Konrad Novel
Indridason, Arnaldur
Paper Book
Retired detective Konrad returns to Reykjavik in The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason, "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation" --The Sunday Times (UK) A woman is found murdered in her Reykjavík home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies...
The Alaska Sanders affair
Dicker, Jol︠
Paper Book
A Wall Street Journal "Best Mystery of 2024" "If The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair read like Gatsby by way of David Lynch, then The Alaska Sanders Affair recalls True Detective: there's something both classic and daring about it. One of the world's most original voices in crime...
Le vilain petit canard : roman /
Grimes, Martha
Paper Book
This fourth Richard Jury novel finds the Superintendent in Stratford, investigating a murder in a popular pub where the killer has left behind a cryptic fragment of Elizabethan verse. Reissue.
The sins of our fathers
Larsson, ¿sa
Paper Book
Winner of the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year 2021 (Swedish Crime Writers' Academy) Winner of the Storytel Award for Best Suspense Novel 2021 Winner of the Adlibris Award for Best Suspense Novel 2021 Forensic pathologist...
Have mercy on us all
Vargas, Fred
Paper Book
The popular Parisian mystery by the international bestselling mystery writer, Fred Vargas, whom the French have hailed as the next Henning Mankell. In a small Parisian square, the ancient tradition of the town crier continues into modern times. The self-appointed crier, Joss Le...
Sous les vents de Neptune
Vargas, Fred
Paper Book
"Wildly imaginative."--The New York Times "Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action."--Peter Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series Three wounds in a perfectly...

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