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May 5, 2014
The Lowdown on European Mysteries and Thrillers
Withthe print release ofThe Paris Lawyer, by Sylvie Granotier,around the corner, we went to the author to discuss European mysteries and thrillers.The Paris Lawyer is a suspense-filled story of a rookie lawyer with her first big case who must solve mysteries related to her client’s story and to her own. It’s set in Paris and in a rural area of France called Creuse. Sylvie has written over fourteen mysteries and thrillers, and is considered a master of French crime fiction.
It seems to me that...
April 30, 2014
The Greenland Breach Hits Bookstores Today
What profound geopolitical implications will climate change have? Former French intelligence officer and award-winning thriller writer Bernard Besson takes on this question in The Greenland Breach, which hits books stores around the country today. We’re excited about this paper-version release.
For Bernard Besson, a specialist in economic intelligence with a long career in French intelligence and law enforcement, “Both nations and multinational corporations are fighting for essential strategic...
April 28, 2014
4 Writing Secrets Direct from Paris
If you’ve been following our news, you know thatThe Paris Lawyer, a psychological thrillerby Sylvie Granotier, will be coming out in print mid-May. You can already order it from your favorite bookstore or online retailer, or get the ebook. Below, Sylvie shares some writing secrets to get you in the mood. For her, it is key to know how to start and how to finish, and every writer has a duty to be honest and modest.
Writing Secret 1: How to Start
I start with something like the moment before the...
April 24, 2014
How Thrillers Can Renew Your Sense of Mission
Award-winning translator Julie Rose talks about thrillers and translatingThe Greenland Breachby Bernard Besson, which comes out in print next week. Julie is world renowned for her translations of major French thinkers, and especially for her acclaimed translation of Victor Hugo’sLes Misérables,which she considers to be one of the finest detective novels written.
On thrillers
I love mysteries and thrillers, but they have to be really well written. And I couldn’t put down The Greenland Breach. It...
April 22, 2014
Spooks, Spying, and Paperback Books
As we countdown to the print release of The Greenland Breach,here is a short Q&A with the author,Bernard Besson. He has had a long career in French intelligence and law enforcement. He is a former chief of staff of the French FBI, was involved in dismantling Soviet spy rings in France and Western Europe at the fall of the Soviet Union, and is one of the France’s top specialists in economic intelligence. He is also a prize-winning thriller writer—eight of his novels have been published in Fren...
April 10, 2014
Top Spook’s Guide to Business Intelligence and State Espionage
If you’ve been waiting forThe Greenland Breach to come out in paper, be sure to order it now, as it hits bookstores on April 30. We’ll be running some blog posts by Bernard Besson in the next few weeks.
Here are some excerpts from a post he did for Thriller Central on business intelligence and state espionage. InThe Greenland Breach, Besson explores what connects these two worlds. Here are some things he shares in the post. Be sure to visit Thriller Central for the full low-down.
In every count...
March 31, 2014
Second Consortium Thriller Translation Under Way
We have another non-stop action thriller translation in the works with a new translator, Sophie Weiner, who is busy translating the second Consortium thriller by David Khara. In The Shiro Project the modern world could face a heavy price from the madness of World War II.
The Shiro Project is a follow-up to The Bleiberg Project, which sold over 130,000 copies.
Sophie Weiner earned degrees in French from Bucknell University and New York University, and then went on to complete a master’s in liter...
March 25, 2014
New French Wine Country Mystery on Kindle
We just launched a new French wine country mystery on Kindle: Nightmare in Burgundy.Wine and mystery seem made for each other in the Winemaker Detective series. In Nightmare in Burgundy, expert wine critic Benjamin Cooker leaves his native Bordeaux for Burgundy, where he is accepted into a prestigious wine-tasting brotherhood. This dream wine-tasting trip soon turns into a nightmare when he stumbles upon a mystery revolving around messages from another era.
This whodunit is a moment of pure Ep...
March 19, 2014
How Translation is All About Choice
We are happy to introduce you to a new translator we have on board. Sophie Weiner isa freelance translator and book publishing assistant from Baltimore, Maryland. After earning degrees in French from Bucknell University and New York University, Sophie went on to complete a master’s in literary translation from the Sorbonne, where she focused her thesis on translating wordplay in works by Oulipo authors. She has translated and written for web-based companies dedicated to art, cinema, and fashi...
February 27, 2014
Fourth wine-plus-crime whodunit in the works
In a new wine-plus-crime whodunit in the works, lush French wine country and exquisite grand cru bottles combine with ritualistic murders and a brilliant wine expert to solve the case. The fourth Winemaker Detective mystery now being translated promises to be a thriller with a very classy bouquet and more gourmet gumshoeing around France.
We are upping the translation pace on this series, signing a deal to translate Deadly Tasting—the fourth in the Winemaker Detective series by Jean-Pierre Ala...
