CATALOGUE

LONDON 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS P. 4-5 EVENT JEAN-CLAUDE MOURLEVAT & ANNE-LAURE BONDOUX Shall We Dance ? FRANCK THILLIEZ Pandemia, Syndrome [E], Bred to Kill, ATOM[KA], [Angor] P. 6-7 NEW AGATHE COLOMBIER HOCHBERG The Buoyant Lives of Lady M. SOPHIE LOUBIÈRE Things Left Unsaid P. 8-15 BESTSELLERS GILLES LEGARDINIER A Sure Fire Thing, No More, I Promise!, Well Done!, Summer’s Lease, When We Were Men, Exile of Angels FRANCK THILLIEZ Puzzle, Darksider ÉRIC GIACOMETTI & JACQUES RAVENNE Antoine Marcas’ Freemason Investigations CLAUDE IZNER Mysteries in Paris, Topsy Turvy KARINE GIEBEL Satan was an Angel, The Shadow, The Hungry Dark, The Innocence of the Damned P. 16-20 NOIR HERVÉ COMMÈRE Guess the End, Ripples in Water, Catching your Death, The Second Man FRANÇOIS-XAVIER DILLARD Do it for Mummy, Child’s Play BARBARA ABEL Behind Hatred, Behind the Grief SOPHIE LOUBIÈRE The Stone Boy, Black Coffee FRÉDÈRIC DARD Noir Novels, San-Antonio LÉO MALET The New Mysteries of Paris P. 21-23 THRILLERS FRANCK THILLIEZ & LAURENT SCALESE Blood and Ink MAXIME CHATTAM Carnage DAVID S. KHARA Dawn’s Remnants, An Eternal Night PATRICK GRAHAM Those Places are Dead DAVID-JAMES KENNEDY The Avenging Sea P. 24 INSPIRATIONAL NOVEL ANTOINE PAJE And He Spoke to Me of Cherry Trees, Dust and a Mountain P. 25 WOMEN’S FICTION AGATHE COLOMBIER HOCHBERG Nothing Personal, Wild Holidays P. 26 FAMILY COMEDY TIM SLIDERS Timeville P. 27-29 HISTORICAL CRIMES FABRICE BOURLAND The Detectives of Strange JEAN D’AILLON A Study in Red MICHEL MOATTI The Rippers’ Investigator JEAN-PIERRE ALAUX Crime & Monuments JEAN-LUC BIZIEN A Curious Psychiatrist BRIGITTE AUBERT The Cinematograph Detective

2 P. 30-36 HISTORICAL NOVELS JEAN-PIERRE BOURS Indulgences VIVIANE MOORE The Headless Woman NICOLAS RABEL A Liberation JÉRÉMIE GUEZ The Last Red Tiger JEAN-PIERRE RENOUARD My Stripes Were Earned in Hell JACQUES RAVENNE The Marquis de Sade’s Seven Lives HUGUES DE QUEYSSAC The Black Knight and the White Lady SERGE BRUSSOLO The Archer’s Daughter, The Scarlet Shroud JULIETTE BENZONI Marianne, The Gerfaut in the Mist, Catherine ANICK KIEFFER Lili’s Diary

P. 37-38 100% DIGITAL JULIEN HERVIEUX A Life at War CAMILLE-LAURE MARI Awakening JEAN-FRANÇOIS PRÉ Deadly August Tour de France 2013 Short Crime Novels Short Eroticas P. 39 EXPLOSIVE AND SURPRISING SÉBASTIEN GENDRON Selective Recycling P. 40-41 SF/FANTASY JEAN-LOUS FETJAINE Guinevere, The Elf Chronicles MICHAEL MOORCOCK & FABRICE COLIN Elric: Soul Drinkers MICHEL ROBERT Darkness Agent, Slash P. 42-45 QUIRCKY DOCS PIERRE LUNÈRE In the Guardian Angel’s Lodge JULIEN GOSSELIN, PIERRE MARTIN & JOHANN TRÜMMEL The List VIRGINIE DUMONT How Do You Fail At Raising Your Children? Smile, You Are Parenting a Teenager! OLIVIER MAGNY Stuff Parisians like, Into Wine The World Explained To Old Folks JEAN-MICHEL ESPITALLIER Fame JADDO Just After Bear Taming CÉDRIC DASSAS Rare or Medium? P. 46-51 NON-FICTION Little Dictionaries Of Passions THIERRY MAILLET Marketing and its History ALEXANDRE MIDAL Design ERYCK DE RUBERCY The Wagner Controversy JEAN-PHILIPPE DOMECQ, A New Introduction to the Art of the 20th Century, What Speed Tells Us JEAN-MICHEL MAULPOIX Four Paths: Wanderings Through French Poetry FABRICE MIDAL Why Poetry? Introduction To Great Thinkers FRANÇOIS FÉDIER Time and the World – From Heidegger to Aristotle, Reading Plato DOMINIQUE SAATDJIAN Essential Texts of Charles Péguy CHRISTOPHE BOURSEILLER The False Messiahs FRANÇOISE SIMPÈRE The Art and Etiquette of Polyamory 3 > EVENT JEAN-CLAUDE MOURLEVAT ET ANNE-LAURE BONDOUX Shall We Dance? 12 March 2015 Reader’s report available Rights sold: Germany (Zsolnay), Spain (Planeta), Italy (Longanesi), Lithuania (Alma Littera), Taiwan (Ten Points Publishing)

The game of love, email and chance. Pierre-Marie Sotto, a famous writer, is suffering from writer’s block. One day, he received a large envelope with only an email address written on it. Assuming it’s a manuscript, he writes to the email address asking a return address as he doesn’t read manuscripts. From there on, he starts a corres- pondence with Adeline Parmelan, a tall big brunette, who says she isn’t a reader like others. They get to know one another through their emails, revealing their past, their lives, their hopes and dreams. The large envelope is left untouched and soon Adeline doesn’t want Pierre- Marie to open it. Who knows where this could lead them?

• An uplifting French feel-good novel, reminding of Daniel Glattauer’s Love Virtually.

• Brilliantly insightful, funny, sad, brave and totally real.

Jean-Claude Mourlevat has published thirty or so children books. The rights of his novels have been sold in twenty countries. “I read Shall We Dance, and I fell in love. The book is Anne-Laure Bondoux is an actress, journalist funny, witty, touching and engrossing at the same time. and author. She has written a dozen of children I love the characters (all of them!) and I’m sure our books and she has been awarded several times in France and abroad. readers will love the book as much as I did.” Bettina Woergoetter – Zsolnay

“In Bondoux and Mourlevat’s novel, we found simply enticing and almost mesmerizing the sheer quality of the writing, combined with a masterful storytelling, and we also think that having a writer as a protagonist is a pure stroke of genius on the side of the authors, since this allows the writing and the plot to proceed together with a unique firmness and assuredness.” Giuseppe Strazzeri – Longanesi

4 > EVENT FRANCK THILLIEZ FRANCK SHARKO & LUCIE HENEBELLE Over 1.8 Million copies sold Rights sold: US (Penguin), Spain (Destino), Spain Catalan (Columna), Germany (Goldmann), The Netherlands (Sijthoff), Brazil (Intrinseca), Russia (Atticus), Taiwan (Solo Press), Portugal (Sextante), Turkey (Pegasus), Japan (Hayakawa), China (Hachette Phoenix), Slovakia (Artforum), Hungary (Gabo), Korea (Eunhaeng Namu), Thailand (Welearn) Film rights sold to Indian Paintbrush/Paramount Pandemia 4 June 2015 Reader’s report available An unknown strain of the flu threatens mankind. Three swans have been found dead from the flu in Northern France. Amandine Guérin, a virus specialist is sent to investigate. At the same time, Franck Sharko and Lucie Henebelle are faced with a new case: the body of a man is discovered in the woods. The case is complicated and to make things worse, a severe case of the flu is propagating in France and soon worldwide. And the strain of the virus remains unknown... Franck and Lucie are faced with the biggest stake: the preservation of mankind. • Franck Sharko and Lucie Henebelle are back for a new chilling thriller! • A hot topic at the centre of the investigation: deadly viruses.

Franck Thilliez is the author of a dozen successful thrillers including La Chambre des morts, awarded the Quai du Polar Reader’s Prize in 2006 and the SNCF French Thriller Award in 2007. See Franck Thilliez on pages 11 and 21.

Syndrome [E] Bred to Kill ATOM[KA] [Angor] 14 October 2010 14 April 2011 11 October 2012 3 October 2013 English translation available English translation available Reader’s report available Reader’s report available

“Crichton fuses with True Detective in a hammering hard-science thriller where the heart of darkness lies not in the soul, but in the genes. Thilliez engineers a winner.” Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of the Infected trilogy 5 > NEW AGATHE COLOMBIER HOCHBERG The Buoyant Lives of Lady M.

15 May 2015

There is no age to change one’s life. Hit by the economic crisis, seventy year- old, Emma Mareuil, has to leave her splendid apartment with a view on the Eiffel Tower for the family house in South-West France. Together with Edgar, her butler, and Juliette, her granddaughter, Emma has decided to transform the family house into a B&B, soon fully booked. Used to a luxury way of live, she finds it hard to live on a budget but discovers with great delight the “real” life. But soon, Emma’s behaviour becomes worrisome. She disappears without reason, steals food in the middle of the night and spends endless hours in the garage. Is she losing her mind?

• A larger-than-life character at the centre of a feel-good novel.

• Agathe Colombier-Hochberg shows a new side of her talent as an author.

Agathe Colombier Hochberg writes successful novels dedicated to urban women and families confronted with modern concerns. See Agathe Colombier Hochberg on page 27.

6 > NEW SOPHIE LOUBIÈRE Things left Unsaid

8 January 2015

The initiatory journey of a remorseful grandfather and his rebellious grandson. When François Valent, a retired reporter, hears that his grandson, Antoine, is about to flunk high-school, François kidnaps the young man and take him on a journey to Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Two days to- gether and at the end, Antoine will have to choose between going back to school or a big fat cheque. The journey is also a trip down memory lane for François: he grew up in the city and his childhood abruptly ended during a bloody episode of WWII. The journey will help them get to know one another and will free François of his past.

• A beautiful novel on the passing down from one generation to the next.

• An unknown tragedy of WWII unveiled.

Author of five novels, detective short stories and a children’s book, Sophie Loubière also made a name for herself in the publishing community thanks to a unique literary program (Parking at Night, France Inter) and her reviews at France Info (Thriller Info). See Sophie Loubière on pages 19.

7 > BESTSELLERS GILLES LEGARDINIER The man who knows how to combine humour and emotion like no one else. Nearly 2 million copies sold in total Sample English translation and Reader’s report available A Sure Fire Thing 2 October 2014 Rights sold: Germany (Goldmann), Spain (Planeta), Czech Republic (Domino), Taiwan (Walkers Culture) When all seems lost, maybe it’s time to figure out what’s really worth living? When Marie is dumped by her boyfriend she swears never to trust another man neither in her private life nor at work. Sweet Marie is gone, from now on, Evil Marie is in charge. But one can’t completely change his/her nature. When she becomes staff representative, she’ll be the voice of men and women in her company, as everybody is going through troubled times. And when she receives letters from a secret admirer, she will use impossible schemes to find out who he is. • A major French author who is able to make us laugh with serious matters or to emphasize extraordinary events in everyday life.

No More, I Promise! 10 November 2011 Rights sold: Germany (Goldmann), Italy (Mondadori), Spain (Alfaguara), Czech Republic (Domino), Hungary (Park), Poland (Sonia Draga), Greece (Patakis), Russia (Sindbad), Turkey (Pegasus), China (Straits Multi-Media), Korea (Sweet Books), Taiwan (Walkers Culture), Vietnam (Nha Nam), Bulgaria (Hermes), Latvia (Zvaigzne), Lithuania (Alma Littera) Film rights sold

The fabulous destiny of Julie, desperately romantic and utterly clumsy. What is the stupidest thing you have ever done in your life? After getting her hand stuck in her mysterious neighbour’s mailbox, Julie swore that she would quit acting crazy but she is about to do much worse trying to get closer to this man… “It is impossible to resist the extravagance and charm of this literary Amelie Poulain!” Aujourd’hui en France “More than a book, this novel is a cure for melancholy, a shot of humor, fantasy and tenderness that opens up the door to happiness.” Carrefour Savoirs

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The man who knows how to combine humour and emotion like no one else.

Well Done! 18 October 2012 Rights sold: Germany (Goldmann), Czech Republic (Domino), Poland (Sonia Draga), Russia (Sindbad), Turkey (Pegasus), Taiwan (Walkers Culture), Bulgaria (Hermes), Spain (Planeta), Latvia (Zvaigzne) Film rights sold Four intertwined destinies under the same roof that will learn to settle in, get to know and eventually love each other. Tired of a world that he no longer feels part of, Andrew Blake leaves the head of his small company in London to find a job as a butler in France. Upon his arrival at the Beauvillier Manor, he goes beyond simply reinventing himself. He who was looking for a new beginning, will first have to get back in touch with his past. “Simple stories, driven by short fast paced chapters and a great sense of humor, this is Gilles Legardinier’s remedy for the blues.” Lire

“A jubilatory comedy.” RTL

Summer’s Lease 10 October 2013 Rights sold: Turkey (Pegasus), Taiwan (Walkers Culture) Remember…. Camille, Lea, Axel, Leo and the gang have known each other since kindergarten. A few months before graduation they are each wondering which path to take… They don’t know that by summer their destinies will change. Supported by those close to them and their teachers they will face illness, incertitude and illusions while at the same time recognizing the value of friendship, love and pushing oneself to the limit. “A positive novel with a taste of the Elixir of Youth.” Carrefour Savoirs

Gilles Legardinier has already published several novels including adaptations, children’s books and thrillers which have been awarded many times (see page 10).

9 > BESTSELLERS GILLES LEGARDINIER When We Were Men

13 January 2011 Over 70,000 copies sold When Alzheimer’s disease threatens mankind. “When We Were Men is about a world that could soon be ours - after reading it we are moved, with the feeling of having received a humanity lesson.” Le Magazine des Livres

Exile of Angels 15 January 2009 Sample English translation available Rights sold: Portugal (Europa America), Russia/Ukraine (Family Leisure Club) Nearly 75,000 copies sold SNCF French Thriller Award in 2010 When memory is stronger than death... • The author succeeds in combining action, original situations, diabolically orchestrated developments and philosophical reflections. “An exciting novel that stays with you long after finishing it: it is impossible not to recontemplate the brilliantly constructed intrigue.” Le Magazine des Livres

See Gilles Legardinier on page 9.

10 > BESTSELLERS FRANCK THILLIEZ STAND ALONES Puzzle 3 October 2013 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available Rights sold: Russia (Atticus), Spain (Destino) Over 360,000 copies sold First rule: Nothing you’re about to live is true. This is a game. Second rule: One of you will die. Action, extreme tension, moral dilemma, hidden secrets, ambiguous characters, unexpected developments, and amazing twist… A favorite for the genre’s lovers. • Puzzle has been introduced as a serial in the daily newspaper “Les Echos” from 8th July to 4th September 2013. “With hellish settings, among which a closed down psychiatric asylum, characters manipulated like puppets, Franck Thilliez has all the key to a great suspense. And all the pieces of the puzzle fit perfectly.” Aujourd’hui en France

Darksider 13 October 2011 Sample English translation available Rights sold: China (Beijing Booky), Korea (Eunhaeng Namu), Turkey (Pegasus), Russia (Atticus) Film rights sold Over 200,000 copies sold Some secrets are shameful. But would you be willing to die to keep them hidden? Three men wake up at the bottom of an abyss. One is chained at the wrist, the second is chained at the ankle and the third is free but his head is covered by a horrible mask that will explode if he moves away from the others. How far will they have to go to survive?

See Franck Thilliez on pages 5 and 21.

“A huis-clos that is both stuffy and chilling at the same time.” Ici Paris

11 > BESTSELLERS ÉRIC GIACOMETTI & JACQUES RAVENNE Jacques Ravenne is the pseudonym of a high-ranking Freemason with intimate knowledge of the history and culture of the Order. Éric Giacometti is an investigative journalist who has reported extensively on Freemasonic mores. ANTOINE MARCAS’ FREEMASON INVESTIGATIONS Nearly 2 million copies sold A series of 9 suspenseful thrillers that introduce the reader to the secrets of Freemasonry and offer an enlightening historical parallel to modern investigations. English translation available Rights sold: Brazil (Objetiva), Bulgaria (Millenium), Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Denmark (Cicero), Germany (Rowohlt), Hungary (IPC), Italy (Newton Compton), Japan (Kodansha), The Netherlands (De Boekerij), Norway (Cappelen Damm), Portugal (Europa America), Russia (Veche), Spain (Random House Mondadori), Turkey (Pegasus), Poland (Publicat), US (The French Book)

Volume 9. The Illuminati’s Reign 12 June 2014 Nearly 110,000 copies sold

Freemason detective Antoine Marcas faces a secret society that claims to come from the Illuminati. Marcas has to trace a conspiration whose roots can be found in the French Revolution and that has crossed time and places to the Silicon Valley. He would have to find out what is right and what is wrong and escape the trap of conspiracy theories. “A new investigation even more enthralling than the previous ones, instilling doubt (and fear) about a possible manipulation of masses by technological excesses.” Le Point

“Two new big shots in thrillers.” Le Point

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SERIES CLAUDE IZNER COMPLETED Claude Izner is the pen name of two sisters, Liliane Korb and Laurence Lefèvre, who are both second-hand booksellers along the Seine. MYSTERIES IN PARIS 12 titles available Over 800,000 copies sold in France English translations available Rights sold: US (St Martin’s Press), UK (Gallic Books), Italy (Nord/TEA), Germany (Pendo), Russia (AST/Astrel), Sweden (Kabusa Böcker), Brasil (Nemo)

Each investigation is set in a famous place of Paris. Paris, at the end of the 19th Century. Victor Legris is in his 30’s and works as a bookseller. He regularly finds himself confronted with mysteries and that’s good luck because he loves acting as a detective. Embark with the author Claude Izner on an unusual walk across the Capital of Lights.

By the same author:

Topsy Turvy 21 February 2013 Paris, 1998. A bookseller has been killed in his shop. The only clues to be found by the corpse are two Jules Verne’s original editions that have been mangled. Milo Jassy, bouquiniste along the Seine, must solve the case for he might become a victim himself...

13 > BESTSELLERS KARINE GIEBEL Satan was an Angel 13 November 2014 Reader’s report available Rights sold: Korea (Balgeunsesang) Over 36,000 copies sold Two lost souls on a bloody road-trip which could lead to atonement. François has a successful life until he is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. Unable to face the reality of his life and the reaction of his too few beloved ones, he drives his car aim- lessly. On the road, he takes on Paul, a 20-year-old hitchhiker. Neither of them have a precise destination, they only want to flee but none of them know what his other fellow traveller wants to escape from. When Paul’s troubled past resurfaces, the two men, as friends or as father and son, head on to the only outcome possible: death or redemption.

• A masculine Thelma & Louise. • An homage to classical gangster novels.

“ A bewitching dark novel.” Direct Matin

Karine Giébel was born in 1971. Her first novel, Terminus Elicius (La Vie du rail, 2004) won the Marseille Detective Novel Award in 2005. It was followed by Meurtres pour Rédemption (republished by Fleuve Éditions in 2010).

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The Innocence of the Damned 5 May 2012 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available Rights sold: Poland (Sonia Draga), Korea (Balgeunsesang), Turkey (Pegasus) Over 90,000 copies sold Beat at their own game. After spending many years in jail, Raphaël is released and soon leads his younger brother to a jewellery heist on Place Vendôme. But the initial plan goes wrong and William is seriously injured. The fugitives end up in an isolated farm where Sandra, a vet, is taken hostage and forced to cure William. But the boys ignore that they are in the Devil’s House. From predators, they’ll soon become targets of a pitiless monster. “In this oppressive and closed environment, the author gives life to complex, even inhuman characters that she refuses to condemn, the reader is the only judge. We finish the book exhausted and seriously shaken up.” Version Femina The Shadow 8 March 2012 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available Rights sold: Germany (Berlin Verlag), Poland (Sonia Draga), Korea (Balgeunsesang), Turkey (Pegasus), Vietnam (Maison d’édition des femmes) Cognac & Marseille Detective Novel Award 2012 Over 185,000 copies sold The perfect crime exists. It is deceitful, it takes its time and, most of all, it doesn’t appear to anyone… but the victim.

“SUCCESS!! Relentless plot line coupled with a fascinating portrait of a woman.” Metro

The Hungry Dark 8 November 2007 Sample English translation and Reader’s Report available Rights sold: Germany (Berlin Verlag), Italy (BUR), Spain (Circulo de Lectores), The Netherlands (The House of Books), Ukraine/Russia (Family Leisure Club), Korea (Balgeunsesang) SNCF French Thriller Award in 2009 Cognac & Frontignan Detective Novel Award 2008 Over 130,000 copies sold A trapped man. A woman thirsty for revenge. An oppressive plot behind closed doors.

15 > NOIR / CROSSED DESTINIES

HERVÉ COMMÈRE

Hervé Commère was born in Rouen. He is the author of four suspense novels and now lives in Paris. Guess the End 12 June 2014 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available

«Everyone wants to be a piece of a puzzle, not the best nor the most beautiful, just a piece; fitting into the puzzle, that’s what we all are looking for, and when we do, we feel good and strong, or at least alive.» Guess the End follows four individuals who try to do their best to Provisional cover Provisional fulfill their dreams or relive the past. They think they are making “Beautiful as James Dean choices but they are mistaken and their lives finally take shape despite themselves. The four characters’ destiny will eventually become driving at full speed on a intertwined, and marked by revenge, love, friendship, fear, hope and... coast road and unsettling Rock n’Roll! as a Silvia Avallone’s novel because we know it’s not going to end well Ripples in Water but we can’t resist it.” 10 March 2011 Le Point Sample English translation and Reader’s report available Rights sold: Japon (Shueisha) Marseille Detective Novel Award 2011 Ocean’s Eleven meets Usual Suspects Two stories, two pieces of a real-life jigsaw that are just waiting to be put together… to the misfortune of all. Provisional cover Provisional

« So many twists and turns but you might well enjoy getting lost. » Catching Your Death Michel Bussi 8 November 2012 A modern Arsène Lupin. Paul Serinen has just achieved a master stroke and the loot has been safely hidden under his new veranda. Some years later, there are new inhabitants in his house in Etretat. But the past is not supposed to remain buried... Also available The Second Man 11 October 2012 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available Rights sold: China (Beijing Books) A man, a woman, a dark love story. A simple, almost classic love story until the man comes across a photo of him and his wife. Only it is not him on the photo, but a man who looks exactly like him.

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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER DILLARD

François-Xavier Dillard was born in 1971. He is the author of two suspense novels. Do it for Mummy 13 March 2014 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available

When a mother lead her child to take the blame for her own crime, what kind of grown-up could he become? Early 70’s, Sébastien lives with his mother and teenage sister. One argument too many and his sister is sent to a psychiatrist hospital and his mother to prison. Years later, Sébastien leads a normal life as a doctor, raising his two daughters after the tragic death of his wife. The seemingly perfect life shatters when children patients of Sébastien die, and fears from the past thus resurface.

“A 100% French thriller which restores the prestige of the genre with a gripping story depicting, through the viewpoints of different characters, present lives haunted by a past tragedy, until the shocking finale!” Trends in Riviera

Child’s Play 12 January 2012

Story of an expected half-assed robbery. A luxury jeweler hires Emma, struggling PhD student, to convoy its collection in her backpack to the photographer. A simple and juicy steal for Momo and a sure way to get promoted for police captain Marc who’s got wind of Momo’s plan. Although sometimes just one hitch is enough to bring everything to a grinding halt...

“A fast paced first thriller from a promising new author.” Le Point

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BARBARA ABEL

Barbara Abel is a renowned author of thrillers formerly published at Editions du Masque. She is also the author of two comedies Le Bonheur sur Ordonnance and La Brûlure du chocolat. • The cocoon-like atmosphere in protected suburbs, where the pace is easy, serves as a backdrop to tragic stories where madness and the evil flourish. We suffocate in the open ! • In her thrillers, Barbara Abel tells the story of everyday people who are flung into a daily hell from one moment to the next. Behind Hatred 12 April 2012 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available Film rights sold The ennemy next door. On one side there is Tiphaine, Sylvain and Maxime, and on the other there is Laetitia, David and Milo. When Laetitia witnesses a tragic accident which takes the life of little Maxime, she spirals into a dangerous paranoia: is it just a figment of ima- gination or her neighbour has become her worst enemy? “If you like “Desperate Housewives”, you will like Derrière la Haine”. Elle

Sequel Behind the Grief 14 November 2013 Reader’s report available

Tiphaine and Sylvain have lived together for almost 20 years. Today their couple is struggling and raising their 15 year old son Milo isn’t making things any easier. A classic situation except that Milo is the son of their ex-neighbours who committed suicide 8 years before and was the best friend of their son Maxime who died suddenly at the age of 7. The day a new neighbour and her little boy move into the townhouse next door, the past resurfaces… “A plot behind closed doors, characters close to us, Barbara Abel delivers a chilling story as it looks so real.” Point de vue

18 > NOIR / DOMESTIC SUSPENSE SOPHIE LOUBIÈRE

See Sophie Loubière on page 7. The Stone Boy 14 April 2011 English translation and Reader's report available Rights sold: US (Grand Central), UK (Sphere) Nearly 70,000 copies sold A Hitchcockian suspense. Madame Préau feels that something isn’t right with her neighbours. They have two perfectly healthy children, but a third one appears from time to time and seems to be calling in for help by throwing pebbles at her window. The police refuse to listen.

“The Stone Boy is an absorbing psychological thriller.” The Times “This novel demonstrates that with such writers as Loubière, Fred Vargas and Pierre Lemaitre, French noir is in the ascendant.” Financial Times

Also available Black Coffee 14 February 2013 Sample English translation Reader’s report available A serial killer whose confessions have been trans- cribed, a vanished husband, a man haunted by his past and a woman desperate to reunite her family. A breathless tracking game along Road 66. “Through a well constructed investigation two destinies, that of Desmond and of Lola, unfold and intersect along the mythic Route 66.” L’Amour des Livres

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FRÉDÉRIC DARD

Frédéric Dard (1921-2000) wrote a great number of works, using either his own name or that of one of his numerous aliases – especially San-Antonio, with a total of over 220 million copies sold. Noir Novels 29 titles available Rights sold: UK (Pushkin Press) • Genre : Psychological Suspense • Recurrent Characters : Dual and captivating femmes fatales / Men mistreated by life • Recurrent Topic : Manipulation • Tone : Dark, even desperate

SAN-ANTONIO Rights sold: Italy (E/O), Romania (Univers) A series of 175 noir novels published from 1949 to 2001 written by Frédéric Dard under the pen-name San-Antonio, that is also the name of the main character, a bon-vivant and seductive police chief who tells his investigations. It has become cult thanks to a specific universe and language.

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20 > THRILLERS / NOVELLAS FRANCK THILLIEZ & LAURENT SCALESE

Laurent Scalese wrote Le Baiser de Jason, Le Sang de la mariée, La Cicatrice du diable (Éditions Belfond). See Franck Thilliez on pages 5 and 11.

Blood and Ink 6 June 2013 Nearly 25,000 copies sold

An author has been betrayed by his publisher. Will his sole imagination allow him to rewrite history?

MAXIME CHATTAM

Maxime Chattam published a trilogy (Michel Lafon) followed by “Le Cycle de la vérité” and his new series “Autre-monde” (Albin Michel). Pocket publishes all of Maxime Chattam’s works in paperback.

Carnage 12 May 2010 Rights sold: UK (Gallic Books), Russia (Ripol) Over 110,000 copies sold

A high-school student shoots his classmates: a tragic and isolated event in New York… that is multiplying.

21 > THRILLERS / ATMOSPHERIC DAVID KHARA Volume 1 : Dawn’s Remnants Volume 2 : An Eternal Light Nearly 20,000 copies sold in total A surprising duo. Barry Donovan, a NYPD officer, is tormented since his wife and daughter died in the 09/11 attacks. Werner von Lowinsky is a man unlike any other, and perhaps no longer even a man. These two lonely people will eventually become friends and succesfully team up to investigate. • Modern thrillers tinged with fantastic and gothic atmosphere. • An unexpected friendship between two utterly different characters who have both been confronted with loss and pain. “Beyond a fast-paced thriller, David Khara depicts with humour and tenderness the meeting of two men separated by centuries but joined together by the loss of a loved one. Surprising.” Métronews “This novel updates the genre. Never have the adventures of Dracula’s descendants been more exciting.” Point de Vue

David Khara a former journalist, high level athlete and CEO, is now a full-time writer. He is the author of the acclaimed trilogy : Le Projet Bleiberg, Morgenstern and Shiro (Editions Critic). PATRICK GRAHAM Those Places are Dead 15 May 2014 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available

A neuropsychiatrist whose only link to his kidnapped daughter lies in a patient in a coma: is he prepared to go beyond the dead places of her conscience? Eric Searl is a doctor specialized in helping people in a coma. Shaken by the death of his wife, he has devoted his time to his patients instead of his family. On Christmas break, he stays in Los Angeles instead of going with Rebecca, his new partner, and his three children to their recluse house in the Rockies, where he is supposed to come later. On their way up, Rebecca takes a young hitchhiker, Liam, who turns out to be a psychopath. He leaves Rebecca and Searl’s two eldest children on the verge of death and kidnaps Kirsten, the youngest. Patrick Graham is the author of several Eager to reunite his family, Searl will have to become the thrillers, among which L’Évangile selon Satan, hero or the plaything of a story that escapes him. L’Apocalypse selon Marie whose rights have been sold in nine countries.

22 > THRILLERS / ATMOSPHERIC DAVID-JAMES KENNEDY The Avenging Sea Sang d’Encre Award 2014 9 January 2014 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available A former monastery, now a military hospital on the Basque Coast, a roaring storm, people going missing and a curse... A bewitching atmosphere! Jean-Christophe d’Orgeix, an intern, finds out that one of his patients has been attacked within the hospital. He goes after the aggressor and will never be seen again. Tom, another intern, investigates along- side the police and discovers that other people have disappeared in the hospital - among which another intern, seven years earlier, who bears a strong resemblance to Jean-Christophe...

“An efficient first thriller.” Madame Figaro

David-James Kennedy was born in 1969. He is a chemist in the Northern France. Ressacs is his first novel, sponsored by Franck Thilliez.

23 > INSPIRATIONAL NOVEL

ANTOINE PAJE

Antoine Paje managed a business and worked abroad for several years until he realized that he wasn’t happy. This is how he decided to learn to get to know himself.

And He Spoke to Me of Cherry Trees, Dust and a Mountain 2 January 2014 Reader’s report available Over 46,000 copies sold

One may need a whole life to learn how to walk.

Paul Lamarche thought he was living the life he had always wanted until the moment he is arrested for a rather surprising incident while on a festive tour of the USA. There he meets someone who will set him on a new course of life. Back in France, he will meet two other people who will even- tually provoke a total change in him and liberate for good all the fears that had hindered his existence. • A novel, a tale of initiation, a modern parable, along the same line as Laurent Gounelle, Matthieu Ricard and Elizabeth Gilbert. • “There are more things to alarm us than to harm us.” Seneca

24 > WOMEN'S FICTION

AGATHE COLOMBIER HOCHBERG See Agathe Colombier Hochberg on page 6.

Nothing personal 9 January 2014 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available

Can a mother be loved only through her movies and magazines? When Elsa suggests to her publisher to write a biogra- phy of the elusive actress Vera Miller, he founds the idea brillant. But he doesn’t know that Elsa has an ulterior motive: Vera Miller is actually her mother who abandoned her to dedicate herself to her carreer. Now a mother herself, Elsa needs to learn more about her mother and her family to understand where she comes from. • A novel that explores the importance of family ties and roots, and the complex nature of love and sacrifice. • A multilayered and human exploration of a difficult, unusual relationship between a mother and her daughter. “A novel full of humour on the serious subject of a failing maternal love.” Madame Figaro “This year’s surprise.” France 5

Also available WILD HOLIDAYS These disastrous holidays that we tend to remember forever… CEO, happily remarried, Geraldine juggles her professional and family life with surprising facility. But even the best organised summer holiday could turn into a nightmare and this is Geraldine’s tribe gift! • Brilliant comedies on how people show their true colours and come closer during disastrous holidays.

25 > FAMILY COMEDY TIM SLIDERS Timeville 15 November 2012 Sample English translation and Reader’s report available

You are sleeping. You wake up in your house with your wife and your two children. It is certainly your house, and yet… Something has changed. The era! Welcome to Timeville! • Did you like Replay? Are you a fan of Back to the Future? If so, you’ll love Timeville. • Through the wacky, amusing and moving adventures of an ordinary family, Tim Sliders accurately addresses core values.

“A sort of Back to the Future as a novel. Highly entertaining.” Maxi “[This book] is remarkably using situation comedy and is a real feel-good book.” Avantages

Don’t tell anyone but Tim Sliders is a famous author and scriptwriter whose real name cannot be revealed…

26 > HISTORICAL CRIME / REINTERPRETATION FABRICE BOURLAND Fabrice Bourland is a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe, Jean Ray, Robert Louis Stevenson and E.T.A. Hoffmann. THE DETECTIVES OF STRANGE Over 50,000 copies sold English translations available Rights sold: UK (Gallic Books) 5 volumes available

A pair of heroes that tends to remind us of the most famous detectives of all times in a series of extra- ordinary investigations in which supernatural mixes with real life. “It’s as if you’re reading an Edgar Allan Poe corrected by Conan Doyle; or the other way around.” Point de Vue

JEAN D’AILLON A Study in Red 5 February 2012 Edward Holmes, a clerk, must thwart a conspiracy against the king of England. 1421, Paris is under English control. Alone in the city after the death of his half-brother, Edward Holmes befriends another English- man Gower Watson, an archer wounded in Azincourt. Holmes soon discovers a conspiracy against the King of England that he will have to thwart if he wants to save his friend Watson.

• A clever reinterpretation of Holmes and Watson.

Jean d’Aillon is the author of several successful historical crime novels.

27 > HISTORICAL CRIME / 20TH MICHEL MOATTI THE RIPPERS’ INVESTIGATOR Sample English translations available On the tracks of London famous rippers. In a London devastated by the Blitz, Amelia Pritlowe, a nurse, finds out she is the daughter of Mary Jane Kelly, Jack the Ripper’s last victim. Burdened by such a background, she investigates the cold case of the famous Victorian serial killer, and the on-going investigation of the “Blitz Ripper” a serial killer who takes advantage of the blackouts to murder young girls.

• The mystery of Jack the Ripper’s identity finally revealed. • Atmospheric London becomes a character on its own.

Michel Moatti is an academic and a journalist. Back to Whitechapel is his first novel.

JEAN-PIERRE ALAUX Previously in radio and television, Jean-Pierre Alaux is the co-author of an oenodetective series, “Le sang de la Vigne” (Éditions Fayard), which has become a major TV show in France. CRIME & MONUMENTS Join Séraphin Cantarel for a tour of France’s most beautiful monuments (Albi, Cordouan lighthouse, Reims Cathedral, Mont Saint-Michel, Rocamadour) on the trail of antique looters, villainous gravediggers and other dubious auctioneers!

“A series of investigations with France’s most beautiful monuments as a background.” La Dépêche du Midi 5 volumes available

28 > HISTORICAL CRIME / 19TH JEAN-LUC BIZIEN Jean-Luc Bizien used to be a teacher. He published numerous children’s and adults’ books.

A CURIOUS PSYCHIATRIST This is how profiling started… A Sherlock Holmes specialist in psychology and his dauntless assistant form a daring duo who reminds us of "The Avengers" series.

"With an unyielding plot that is as sharp as a knife, Jean-Luc Bizien tells a fast-paced story about the pursuit of a criminal mastermind." Dauphiné Libéré

3 volumes available BRIGITTE AUBERT Brigitte Aubert works as a program planner for the cinema and has published fifteen or so thrillers (Le Seuil), as well as detective novels for young adults.

THE CINEMATOGRAPH DETECTIVE This series covers the years 1890 to 1900 and the highly original plots are based on the cinema, the opium of the decade that totally remodeled the 20th Century’s imaginary. “Orchestrating unstoppable suspense and skillfully manipulating the art of the cliffhanger and the unexpected, Brigitte Aubert has begun a promising series.” Ciné Live

5 volumes available

29 > HISTORY / WOMEN’S DESTINY JEAN-PIERRE BOURS Indulgences 15 December 2014 The struggle of a mother and her daughter to find each other in a world devastated by plague, starvation and wars. 1500, Holy Roman Empire. In the heart of the Saxon forest, Eva Mathis abandons her child in the church in Coswig, before being arrested for witchcraft and being subjected to an inequitable and barbaric trial. Fifteen years later, as the Reformation is starting in Germany, the young Gretchen doesn’t know yet while searching for her identity, she will meet the History makers, such as Luther, Cranach and the mys-terious doctor Faust. Be sure you’ll be captivated by the parallel fates of these 2 strong and independent personalities who will stop at nothing to look for each other and be reunited again.

• Witchcraft, religion, plague, war, all the ingredients of a page-turner reunited.

“Impressive. Very clever!” Amélie Nothomb

Jean-Pierre Bours has published several books. Now retired, he focused on his two favourite subjects xvith century Germany and the myth of Faust.

30 > HISTORY / WOMEN’S DESTINY VIVIANE MOORE Of Irish-Italian origin, Viviane Moore is completely French, despite her name. Her first novels were published in 1997, to immediate success. The Headless Woman 6 February 2014 Over 15,000 copies sold Paris, 1581. Jean de Moncel, a young policeman, looks for a prostitute killer. The corpse of a headless woman leads him to Théophraste Le Noir, a doctor working on the alchemic secret of Life with his daughter Sybille. Thanks to the investigation, the young woman will be able to leave the house that she hasn’t left since the Saint-Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. “A fascinating thriller with the wars of religion as a backdrop.” Page des libraries

NICOLAS RABEL A Liberation 1 Decembre 2013 Paris, August 1944 : Freed ? A young policeman comes to a retirement home following the murder of one of the resident. There, he meets Odette Dulac, an inoffensive old woman. Their meeting is the chance for Odette to let go her past. Paris, 1940. She is nineteen years old when she is arrested and tortured by the SS. Freed, her commitment to the Resistance is strengthened but the liberation of Paris could cost her much as love is blind when it comes to war…

Nicolas Rabel works in cinema. A Liberation is his first novel.

31 > HISTORY / 50’S JÉRÉMIE GUEZ The Last Red Tiger 3 March 2014 Historical Crime Historia Award 2014 Over 16,000 copies sold

A soldier on the track of a dissident fighting with the Viet Minh. March 1946. French troops are sent to South-East Asia to regain control of this part of the world. Dispirited after the death of his wife, Charles Bareuil enrolls in the French Foreign Legion to serve in Indochina. This war will become personal when Charles decides to investigate on an Occidental sniper nicknamed «The Red Tiger» who seems to have moved over the ennemy’s side but who has decided to protect him. • A story of friendship, love and betrayal with the Indochina war in the background • A novel in the vein of Apocalyspe Now and Enemy at the Gates.

“An unexpected novel that you cannot put down until the end.” Page des libraries “Fascinating and well documented.” Livres Hebdo

Jérémie Guez is 25 and lives in Paris. Le Dernier Tigre Rouge is his fourth novel after Du Vide plein les Yeux, Paris la Nuit and Balancé dans les Cordes (awarded the Prix SNCF du Polar 2013).

32 > HISTORY / XXth CENTURY JEAN-PIERRE RENOUARD Jean-Pierre Renouard was born in 1922. He received the Legion of Honour, the Medal of the Resistance and the Cross of War 39-45. My Stripes Were Earned in Hell 6 November 2008 English translation available Rights sold: US (Rowman & Littlefield) A powerful testimony of undeniable greatness. May 1944. As the Landing approaches, Jean-Pierre Renouard enters into the unimaginable hell of Nazi concentration camps.

“With vivid prose and striking details, Renouard renders scenes like a master storyteller.” Publishers Weekly

“Renouard writes in a curiously detached, almost passionless manner, when one might expect a scream of rage. Yet, the sheer power of his experiences makes for a moving chronicle.” Booklist

33 > HISTORY / XVIII - XIX TH CENTURY JACQUES RAVENNE The Marquis de Sade’s Seven Lives 9 January 2014 Rights sold: Poland (Publicat) Sade as never seen before… Who really knows the true story of the Marquis de Sade? Only one man, Joseph Fouché, the Minister of Police. He will reveal to the Marquis’ eldest son the whole story of Sade and his seven lives: a libertine under Louis XV, a prisoner under Louis XVI, a politician during the French Revolution, a writer during the Directory, a madman during the Empire era, Sade was also a lover madly loved in return. As for his seventh life, it’s yet to be discovered…. • Everybody knows the Marquis de Sade’s infamous reputation but who knows about his life? This fictionalized biography will give you all the details. • Jacques Ravenne recreates with brio the trouble times around the French Revolution.

“A detailed, entertaining, fictionalized and well documented biography.” Midi Libre

Jacques Ravenne is the pseudonym of a high-ranking Freemason with intimate knowledge of the history of and culture of the Order. He is, together with Eric Giacometti, the author of the Antoine Marcas’ Freemason Investigations series whose rights have been sold in 16 countries (see p.12)

34 > HISTORY / XIV TH CENTURY HUGUES DE QUEYSSAC Hugues de Queyssac teaches management and corporate finance in a prestigious Parisian university.

THE BLACK KNIGHT AND THE WHITE LADY 8 November 2012 “In the middle of winter in the year of Our Lord 1345, I glimpsed in a dream a fairy so unforgettably beautiful that I decided to go on a quest for her. In my great naivety I dreamt of love, courtesy, bravery and chivalry but my journey is to be wrought with felony, crimes, treachery and blood.”

“The author took the time to immerse himself in the immense history and language of the Occitan to better forget and reinvent them with a spontaneity and vigor of language that makes up the charm, fluidity and originality of his 4 volumes available book. To be followed.” Historia

SERGE BRUSSOLO The Archer’s Daughter The Scarlet Shroud During the Hundred Year’s War, a clan of carnies will stop at nothing to survive, not even using a cursed gift.

Serge Brussolo was born in 1951 and is a prolific writer. Gifted with a surprising imagination, he is considered by the critics to be an exceptional storyteller and the best in his genre, somewhere between Stephen King and Mary Higgins Clark.

35 > HISTORY JULIETTE BENZONI Juliette Benzoni was born in Paris. Fervent Alexandre Dumas reader, she began her own career as a novelist in 1964 with the Catherine series that has been translated into 22 languages. She has since written almost 60 novels. The Catherine series, The Florentines, The Gerfaut and Marianne have been made into televised versions. • Seen through the eyes of the female characters, History (from the Middle Ages to the thirties) is brought back to life through these fast paced adventures fueled with passion. • One of France’s most read authors, Juliette Benzoni has captured 50 million readers in over 22 countries.

MARIANNE 5 volumes available The prodigious life of Marianne d’Asselnat de Villeneuve begins in England, at her aunt’s place, who has taken her in after her parents were guillotined during the Reign of Terror. Her adolescence suddenly ends the day that she marries the handsome Francis Cranmere, whom she had secretly been eyeing for a long time. After a terrifying wedding night Marianne must flee and return to France where a man whom she had been taught to hate day after day is the ruler: Napoleon.

THE GERFAUT IN THE MIST 4 volumes available Gilles Goello, bastard destined for priesthood, escapes from university in Vannes after meeting a young poor aristocrat named Judith who gives him three years to become worthy of her. One year later, he embarks for America, to join Lafayette’s troops and becomes a war hero. Gilles thus discovers the power he has over women and how much he needs them, especially after the passion that Site, a beautiful Native American woman, incites in him.

CATHERINE 6 volumes available Amidst the 100 year war, Catherine Legoix is desperately in love with the noble Arnaud de Montsalvy, but Phillipe le Bon, Duke of Burgundy, is courting her with his desire. After marrying the Duke’s silver cleaner, Catherine’s destiny seems sealed. However, as she becomes a victim of her own destiny, Catherine blindly follows her dream of love. ANNICK KIEFFER Lili’s Diary 1 December 2013 After deciding to do her own pilgrimage on the way of St James during a cancer remission, Cleméntine falls in love with a derelict hotel, where she finds, amid rumbles, the diary of the former proprietor of the hotel, Liliane. Page after page she finds the secrets and the wound of Liliane’s past and becomes closer to Patrick a man of irresistible appeal and kindness who proves to be intimately linked with the Hôtel des Pèlerins. Annick Kieffer enjoys her early retirement to focus on her two passions: writing and drawing. Lili’s Diary is her first novel.

36 > 100% DIGITAL / SERIAL JULIEN HERVIEUX A LIFE AT WAR

A blog and a digital series on WWI. Antoine Drouot is 24 in 1914. He starts a diary in which he writes down his, his family’s and friends’ everyday life. • The first weekly episode was published on rd3 july 2014 and the series will last until 25th December but could last…4 years

CAMILLE-LAURE MARI Awakening The first digital and apocalyptic series published in real time! Martin Hurston is a doctor and researcher in neuropsychiatry. He wakes up from a coma whose real causes are unclear and consequences huge and disturbing. Is he an Awake? But who are the Awakes exactly? • 21 episodes were posted (without DRM) from 1st to 21st December 2012, rumored date for the end of the world. Camille-Laure Mari is 23, she’s an Arts student. She has won a writing contest organised with the website WeLoveWords. JEAN-FRANÇOIS PRÉ DEADLY AUGUST Jean-Francois Pré invites you to Deauville, Paris-Plage, La Baule, Biarritz and Nice to investigate with a retired commissioner who only dreams of holiday. • Each Thursday in August 2013, 12-21 readers made a gruesome discovery in a pleasant environment.

37 > 100% DIGITAL / SERIES

TOUR DE FRANCE 2013 To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Tour de France, 12-21 has put 5 detective stories on line based on the tour, the quintessential sporting event of the summer. May My Injury Be Fatal by Jean-Bernard Pouy An Inescapable Smile by Gilles Legardinier The Tour from Father to Son by Benoît Séverac Deathbone Kneecaps by Jean-Marc Souvira One Last Tour by Franck Thilliez

SHORT CRIME NOVELS A hundred noir novellas. Most of the texts by Sophie Loubière have been broadcasted during the author’s radio program on France Inter. Those by Gérard Moss are original titles.

SHORT EROTICAS A series dedicated to sexy breaks. Very short (4,500 characters) to short (up to 40,000 characters), these 27 easy-to- read and easy-to-access short stories are declined in different colors depending on the erotic content : 1 - Sweet Pleasures 2 - Spicy Pleasures 3 - Hot Pleasures

38 > EXPLOSIVE AND SURPRISING SÉBASTIEN GENDRON According to the «Six Degrees of Separation» theory, Sébastien Gendron, born in 1970, is one handshake away from George Clooney, and thus only two handshakes away from Barack Obama. Selective Recycling 6 February 2014

Discount Contract Killer. After spending several years as a hit man, Dick Lapelouse decides to start working in the discount industry. He offers a complete catalogue at reduced prices for his as- sassination skills to anyone who feels threatened by any number of hassles: judicial officer, neighbour, violent husband, insensitive mistress, etc…

“By writing a book that brilliantly uses the codes of the genre while at the same time bringing a true touch of novelty, Sébastien Gendron may just be a very promising young author.” Evene “Fantastic, funny, quirky, ominous: Selective Recycling conceals a fierce critic of his contemporaries. The author has hit the target: his shot is precise and powerful, and his cartridge is full of irony and explosive humor.” Moisson Noir SHORT EROTICAS

39 > SF / FANTASY JEAN-LOUIS FETJAINE Born in 1956, Jean-Louis Fetjaine has diplomas in Philosophy and Medieval History. Journalist and editor since 1985, he has written numerous works. With the success of his trilogy, Jean-Louis Fetjaine has quickly imposed himself as one of the main representatives of French Fantastic Fiction. Guinevere 13 February 2014 Thanks to Merlin, Arthur has reclaimed his father’s throne and marries Guinevere, the daughter of King Leo of Great Carmelide. But Merlin soon discovers that she is a demon, a White Lady harbinger of great disasters.

THE ELF CHRONICLES Rights sold: Portugal (Europa America), Russia (Hemiro) A prequel to “The Trilogy of the Elves”.

“An efficient style capable of recapturing the magic and passion of ancient times.” Le Monde “And what if Fetjaine had invented political fantasy?” Le Magazine littéraire

MICHAEL MOORCOCK & FABRICE COLIN German bombardments punctuated Michael Moorcock’s childhood which may explain his somber and apocalyptic vision of the world. He has been the king of heroic fantasy ever since the first "Elric" appeared in 1961.

Fabrice Colin has written over thirty novels for both adults and teenagers. Awarded on many occasions, his works include comic book scenarios as well as radio plays. Soul Drinkers 19 May 2011

This episode takes place after the fall of Melniboné, more precisely between “While the Gods Laugh” and “The Singing Citadel” in The Weird of the White Wolf.

40 > SF / FANTASY MICHEL ROBERT Former high-level handballer, Michel Robert is now a journalist and a writer who collaborated with Pierre Grimbert on the “Malerune” series. DARKNESS AGENT Over 100,000 copies sold

Cellendhyll of Cortavar used to be trained to serve the Empire of Light. Left for dead by his former friends, he was rescued and cured by Lord Morion of Chaos. 10 years later, Cellendhyll has become a pitiless mercenary for the Forces of Chaos and is entrusted with a mission that could satisfy his desire for revenge. • Cellendhyll of Cortavar, the Angel of Chaos is a tough and nearly invicible warrior. Between Chaos and Light, he will cross the paths of friends, ennemies, lovers. Duels, revenge and a lot of sex, we bet you’ll want more! • A fantasy series colored with violence, eroticism, and dark humour. • 8 volumes available + 1 Stand Alone. ”[...] short, condensed and concise chapters [...] simple, precise and plain turn of phrase.” ActuSF Also available:

41 > QUIRKY DOCS PIERRE LUNÈRE In the Guardian Angel’s Lodge 9 January 2014 If your building manager is always right with weather forecasts, be careful for he might be a fortune teller!

Pierre Lunère, under a pen name, is describing his own life.

JULIEN GOSSELIN, PIERRE MARTIN & JOHANN TRÜMMEL Julien, Pierre and Johann created a blog in 2011. They also have their own column in a trendy cultural magazine and they now have their own book. The List 8 November 2012

Who has never imagined the life of passers-by while sitting on the terrace of a café?

“The ultimate politically incorrect book.” Avantages “A dictionary that is badly funny.” Métro VIRGINIE DUMONT How Do You Fail At Psychologist and author, Virginie Dumont is currently head teacher in a prevention association. Raising Your Children? 10 February 2011 Rights sold: Russia (Sindbad) A survival guide for parents who are imperfect and proud to be! Smile, You Are Parenting a Teenager! 12 April 2012 Rights sold: Russia (Sindbad) How do you define the parent of a teenager?

42 > QUIRKY DOCS OLIVIER MAGNY Stuff Parisians like 4 November 2010 English translation available Rights sold: Taiwan (My House Publishing), Germany (Blanvalet) Nearly 72,000 copies sold This book describes like no other what truly makes Parisian life so unique thanks to a collection of short anecdotes. Olivier Magny is a real Parisian: he was born and raised in the City of Lights and shares here his spot-on analyses and priceless insights about his city. And he does all that with great humor and wit. So if you want to know Paris as it is, understand things beyond clichés, learn the tricks and phrases that will make you blend in and have a good laugh all at the same time - this might just be the book for you.

“Hilariously perceptive.” New York Magazine

“Indispensable and irresistible.” Le Point

Into Wine 21 November 2013 English translation available Rights sold: Taiwan (Cube Press) An invitation to enjoy one of life’s greatest pleasures: drinking! What if wine was not so complicated? Olivier Magny invites us to rediscover wine with humour and a breath of fresh air; and shares his expertise in order to show us that treating yourself to pleasure is not only easy, but absolutely necessary. • Olivier Magny is to wine what Jamie Oliver is to food! • A book full of optimism and practical solutions to boost your health, bring happiness and joy.

“A pleasant and instructive read.” Le Monde

Olivier Magny founded hiw own wine-tasting company that has taught French wine to 50,000 people. A native Parisian himself, he lives part-time in the United States. When he is in Paris, you could easily find him in his wine bar, Ô Chateau located 68 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

43 > QUIRKY DOCS STÉPHANE LOIGNON, ANNE DE MALERAY, FABIEN BENOIT, CÉCILE COILETTE The authors are all contributors to the trendy magazine Usbek & Rica, a publication that aims understanding the things in our present day that contain the seeds of tomorrow. THE WORLD EXPLAINED TO OLD FOLKS 4 October 2012

We are all “old” to someone. A collection of small books that address various subjects in order to describe, explain and play down the importance of phenomena that some have difficulty understanding, or that they distrust a priori. Titles availables: “The series aims at bridging the generation gap." Facebook Elle Lady Gaga Violence “A good way to explain that the term “old” Loneliness does not mean anything anymore.” Video Games Télérama Vintage Renewable Energy

JEAN-MICHEL ESPITALLIER Jean-Michel Espitallier is a writer, poet and musician. Fame 2 February 2012

Caustic or moving, we laugh – forced sometimes – at this new spectacle of the “show biz” society, in which we have become actors (accomplices), more or less voluntarily.

“A little book that is both pop and incisive which illustrates the paradoxes of celebrity at any cost.” Les Inrockuptibles

“Aphorisms and questions, lists, analysis and miscellany all nicely fit in this work that refuses didacticism and stimulates the thought process.” Télérama

44 > NARRATIVE NON-FICTION / HEALTH

JADDO Through the blog www.jaddo.fr, Jaddo uses a pseudonym to comment on the joys, sorrows, the flaws and the beauty of the profession. Just After Bear Taming 6 October 2011 Over 51,000 copies sold Rights sold: Germany (Ullstein) Confessions of a suburbian GP. Funny and full of emotion, these intimacies downplay the doctor / patient relationship.

CÉDRIC DASSAS Cédric Dassas is 36 and lives in Rouen where he works as an Emergency Doctor. He also sometimes leaves on humanitarian missions with the NGO Doctors without Borders. Rare or Medium? 15 November 2012 Raw and not fictionalized stories of an emergency doctor. “Our job isn’t easy, we are paid peanuts, but we have fun doing it!”

If you liked this topic, you will like Valérie Agha, Didier Lestrade and Gilles Pialoux

45 > NON-FICTION / POPULARISATION

LITTLE DICTIONARIES OF PASSIONS 16 condensed titles finally available at Pocket 70 titles available at Éditions Plon Over 1 million copies sold The “Dictionaries of Passions” compile wanderings by those fervent about their favorite subject in the form of alphabetically ordered articles. These works are not intended to be encyclopedic, but rather subjective essays (hence the term “passion”). Thirteen years later, these reference works have been reinvented in a more compact format at Pocket under the name of “Little Dictionary of Passions”.

The best known in their field have contributed to this collection, published at Éditions Plon since 2000, which is gathering nearly 70 titles: Max Gallo and Claude Allègre of the Academy of Sciences, Frédéric Vitoux from the Académie Française, Christian Millau, co-founder of the Gault-Millau culinary guides, Bernard Pivot and Didier Decoin of the Académie Goncourt and other stars.

“Spirit, humor, modesty (…) inimitable style, lively and spicy, rebellious.” Liberation

“[Claude Allegre]’s portraiture, demonstrates, amazes. Long live Science! “ L’Express

“We go back through History as if perusing a menu, with anticipation.” Paris Match

“His France is heroic and resistant. More than his past, it is his legend that is brought back to life. This book is a declaration of love.” Paris Match

Titles availables: Gastronomy India Science Catholicism History of France Cats Rock Spain Trains France Napoleon Sky and stars Judaism Venice Bible Languages

46 >NON-FICTION / POPULARISATION THIERRY MAILLET Thierry Maillet is a marketing consultant, a columnist at Le Nouvel Économiste and a teacher. He also leads a seminar at the Science-Po University in Paris. As early as 2001, he invented the terminology “consum’actor”, which is now commonly used. Marketing and its History 2 september 2010

The eternal search for the ideal consumer. The book’s objective is to describe the advances in marketing by demonstrating how the front- runners in the field have always attempted to adapt to society’s expectations.

ALEXANDRA MIDAL Alexandra Midal is a design historian and theoretician. She has diplomas from both the Sorbonne and Princeton University School of Architecture. She used to be an assistant to Dan Graham. She is now a professor at the Geneva University of Art and Design. Design 5 November 2009

An Introduction to the History of a Discipline. Based on an absolute belief in an object’s power to permanently transform and improve the world we live in, the author demonstrates the ways in which design has proposed to reform political, social and artistic circles and how it has, in certain cases, become a genuine political tool.

47 > NON-FICTION / ART ERYCK DE RUBERCY Eryck de Rubercy was born in 1951. He is an essayist, literary critic and translator of German writers and poets. The Wagner Controversy 1st June 2011

A series of reviews on Wagner and his work. On 13 March 1861 the composer presented a French version of Tannhäuser called “The Paris Version”. Wagner himself cancelled the per- formance after only the third representation. In addition to laudatory and incendiary reviews we can find in this book a review that Wagner himself wrote about Tannhäuser in Paris.

JEAN-PHILIPPE DOMECQ A New Introduction to the Art of the 20th Century 1st June 2011

A key reflection on the history of art, its criteria and its wanderings.

If you liked this author, you will like Understanding Modern Art by Fabrice Midal

48 > NON-FICTION / POETRY

JEAN-MICHEL MAULPOIX Former student of the École Normale Supérieure, Jean-Michel Maulpoix teaches modern poetry at the University of Paris X-Nanterre. He has written poetic works and critical studies, as well as general essays on poetry. Four Paths: Wanderings through French Poetry 30 May 2013

Saint-John Perse, Henri Michaux, Francis Ponge and René Char are four of the most influential poets of the XXth century. Each in their own manner, they reflect the diversity of approaches and forms that are characteristic of contemporary poetry projects. Each of these works opens up its own horizon into the world of contemporary French poetry. • Jean-Michel Maulpoix is an acclaimed poet himself and one of the foremost authorities in his field.

FABRICE MIDAL Painter, editor and poet, PhD in Philosophy, Fabrice Midal teaches at the University of Paris VIII. Why Poetry? 7 October 2010 The Heritage of Orpheus. What if we knew nothing about poetry? “Poetic” today is often associated with incidental, beautiful or even soppy. Poetry, however, allows one to look upon words, the world, even existence from a completely different perspective, and it is the poets who guard the harmony between man and his environment. Through the exploration of poetry’s founding myth, Fabrice Midal shows us how to listen to and read a poem. • Quotations from poets from all ages and from all continents.

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INTRODUCTION TO GREAT THINKERS Titles availables Jacques Derrida Gilles Deleuze Pierre Bourdieu Claude Levi-Strauss Martin Buber Jean-Paul Sartre Jean Malaurie A very clear overall picture of key concepts by great thinkers from the second half of the 20th century These guides mainly target students willing to adapt, thanks to one single volume, to the essential points of authors that may be difficult to grasp. These titles have been written by a new generation of specialists.

FRANÇOIS FÉDIER Student of Jean Beaufret as early as 1955, François Fédier translated Martin Heidegger’s texts. He was a philosophy professor and has also translated the poetry of Friedrich Holderlin. Time and the World From Heidegger to Aristotle 2 September 2010 Loosely supported by the unedited texts of Martin Heidegger, the classes regrouped in this book offer a gateway to several major philosophical texts. Reading Plato 1st December 2011 A remarkable gateway into Plato’s thinking.

Also available DOMINIQUE SAATDJIAN Philosophy professor in France and abroad and author of articles and essays, Dominique Saatdjian lives and works between Paris and Rome. Essential Texts of Charles Péguy 6 October 2011

Selected excerpts that introduce the essential subject matters of Charles Péguy.

50 NON-FICTION / SOCIETY CHRISTOPHE BOURSEILLER The False Messiahs 25 September 2014

The portrait of 180 false Messiahs among which Raël, Inri Christo, Shoko Asahara, Yahweh ben Yahweh, Marina Tsvigun, from 1 AD until the beginning of the XXI century.

JEAN-PHILIPPE DOMECQ Jean-Philippe Domecq is a novelist and an essayist. What Speed Tells Us 26 September 2013

Formula One is the most watched sport on the planet, almost on par with football. Highly technical, entrusted to a few demigods who are the drivers, these modern chariot races fascinate and reflect our image as a society that is more and more dependent on the technology. The Grand Prix, circuits, drivers write yet another page about the sociology of the second half of the XXth century. FRANÇOISE SIMPÈRE Françoise Simpère is a journalist and a writer. She has published 13 books, among which the bestseller Des désirs et des hommes. The Art and Etiquette of Polyamory 20 May 2009 Rights sold: US (Skyhorse Publishing) This book is not a pamphlet about libertinage or the open couple like in the 70’s, but the testimony of a complete change in our vision of love.

Also available JULIETTE GRANGE Juliette Grange, Ph.D, is a Professor at the University of Nancy.

For a Philosophy of Ecology 2 september 2010 This book offers to integrate the ecological dimension into modern political philosophy and into the political regulation of the economy.

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