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September 2, 2015
Translator's Search for Mysterious Vineyard
Sally Pane, who has translated several Winemaker Detective mysteries, recounts her Paris hunt for destinations mentioned in Montmartre Mysteries, which came out this month.
I recently made a “reunion trip” to Paris with my former college roommate, Carol, to reminisce about our college year abroad years ago. Having just translated Montmartre Mysteries by jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen,I was eager to visit some of the many sites mentioned in the book, particularly Rue Lepic, where the story’...
August 21, 2015
Eric Giacometti and David Khara at Thrillerfest 2015: the TV interviews
Éric Giacometti and David Khara at Thrillerfest 2015
From July 5th to 9th,Anne Trager attended the 2015 edition of Thrillerfest in New York. But she didn't go alone: Eric Giacometti, author of Shadow Ritual, and David Khara, author of The Consortium Thrillers series, were part of the trip too. They both talked to Jessica Mazo of Martini Productions. Here are the full interviews. No better than the authors themselves to give insights about their work and inspiration.Will you find the one with...
August 20, 2015
Q&A with Anne-Laure Thiéblemont
WithThe Collectorout in bookstores, we asked Anne-Laure Thiéblemont a few questions about herself and about her book.
You studied to be a gemologist. How did you end up writing novels?
My companion Michel and I were in Madagascar, traveling from mine to mine in search of gems. One day, we took a bus into the middle of nowhere, to a village, where we slept on the dirt floor in a hut. The next morning at dawn, I was sitting in a field with a long line of silent women standing in front of me wai...
August 18, 2015
Forgeries at the Louvre?
Could it be true?French art reporter and mystery writer Anne-Laure Thiéblemont and I discussed this recently. I was finalizing the translation of her novel The Collector, an art world mystery set in Paris, and I had a burning question: Could there really be forgeries in the Louvre?
Find out in this blog post that appeared at Shelf Pleasure.
August 11, 2015
Two Books that Inspired an Art Mystery
An art reporter and trained gem specialist, Anne-Laure Thiéblemont is known for her investigations into stolen art and gem trafficking. Her art world mystery novel, The Collector , just came out in English. Here, she talks about some of the places that have inspired her writing.
Two books inspired the character of the collector Edward Magni in this Marion Spicer art thriller. The first was Werner Muensterberger’s Collecting: An Unruly Passion (Princeton University Press, 1994). The was a psycho...
August 2, 2015
Big Thrill: Sally Pane on Translating
Sally Pane, who has translated a number of the Winemaker Detective mysteries, appears in this month's Big Thrill magazine, talking about her latest adventure translatingFlambé in Armagnac.
Imagine yourself in a corner of France, with its customs and history, its Armagnac and duck confit. Then add some mystery. That was my world as I translatedFLAMBE IN ARMAGNAC,the French title of this latest installment in the Winemaker Detective series by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen. READ THE REST HER...
July 29, 2015
Meet an author: Laurent Guillaume
We are busy preparing for our fall release ofWhite Leopardby Laurent Guillaume. This "hard-boiled African" detective story comes from a writer with a particularly interesting background. He's won multiple awards for his crime fiction and, as a former law enforcement officer, knows his stuff. He's a bit about who he is.
Laurent Guillaume was no ordinary cop, just like he is no ordinary writer. At school, he read more than he studied, and after getting a Master’s degree in law, he served under...
July 21, 2015
From Page to Screen
Flambé in Armagnacby Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen is part of the Winemaker Detective series that has been adapted for television in France. It is the eighth episode in the series "The Blood of the Vine," which was filmed in April 2012 in a variety of locations in southwestern France, including the following:
Labastide d'ArmagnacBarbotan-les-ThermesOgnoas d'Arthez-d'Armagnac estateThe Gers regionVineyards around Bordeaux.At the time, the newspaper Le Sudouest interviewed French actor Pierre...
July 14, 2015
Happy Bastille Day
We chose three edge-of-your-seat Paris mysteries to discount for a summer sale that kicksoff just in time for Bastille Day on July 13. A steep discount of 60% off the regular ebook price will apply through July 30.
In the Paris Homicide series by Frédérique Molay, there’s no rest for Paris’s top criminal investigation division. Chief of Police Nico Sirsky—a super cop with a modern-day real life, including an ex-wife, a teenage son and a budding love story—watches over the streets of the French...
July 2, 2015
Le French Book Writers at Thrillerfest
Two top thriller writers from France—Eric Giacometti and David Khara—will be attending International Thriller Writers' Thrillerfest from July 9-11 in New York City. On a panel about thrillers on the international market, they will be joining top thriller writers from around the world for this event.
Eric Giacometti's Shadow Ritual, which he wrote with Jacques Ravenne, came out recently in English. It's an electrifying thriller about the rise of extremism.
David Khara's titles available in Engli...
