Finding the Perfect Mystery

Behind the scenes of a literary award

Imagine piles of books to read, a long tradition to uphold, and the responsibility of choosing a winner whose writing career will skyrocket. I never really thought about what happens behind the scenes of a literary prize, until the day I had the opportunity to interview someone who for ten years chaired on the jury of one of France’s top crime fiction awards: the Prix du Quai des Orfèvres.

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Judge Bruno Cotte has had a long career as a j...