Camille Verhœven series

Camille Verhœven series is an oeuvre of the crime genre by French author Pierre Lemaitre. The books initially written in French have been translated to English.[1] The first three[1][2][3] books in the series have been nominated to the shortlist in CWA International Dagger award and two have garnered the prestigious award.

About the author

Pierre Lemaitre (born 19 April 1951 in Paris) is a Prix Goncourt-winning French author and a screenwriter. His first novel to be translated into English, Alex, is a translation of the French book of the same title, it won the CWA International Dagger for best crime novel of 2013.[1][3] In November 2013, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize, for Au revoir là-haut, an epic about World War I. His novel Camille won the CWA International Dagger in 2015.

Books
No.TitlePublisherYearISBN
1IreneMacLehose PressMarch 6, 2014ISBN 978-0-857-05288-9
The debut novel featuring Commandant Verhoeven investigating a series of murders ultimately connected to his lovely wife Irène.[5] It was shortlisted [6] in the CWA International Dagger award 2014 and received positive reviews internationally.
2AlexMacLehose Press1 August 2013ISBN 978-0143115625
In this second volume of the series, Commandant Verhœven is running against time to find Alex Prevost who is kidnapped,savagely beaten and suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a wooden cage. It won the CWA International Dagger award 2013[1][2] amidst much international acclaim.
3CamilleMacLehose PressMarch 5th 2015
The third and the last in the trilogy, featuring Commandant Camille Verhœven, again faced with the challenge of protecting his love interest amidst possible betrayal within his own police department. It won the CWA International Dagger award 2015

Awards
  • 2013 CWA International Dagger, Alex [1][2]
  • 2015 CWA International Dagger, Camille [3]

References
  1. Lemaître, Pierre. Alex, translated by Frank Wynne. London: MacLehose, 2013. ISBN 9780857051875 WorldCat
  2. "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. International 2015 Winners Archive, thecwa.co.uk
  4. "REVIEW : Irene by Pierre Lemaitre". Upcoming4.me. 3 March 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19480636-ir-ne
  6. http://thecwa.co.uk/irene/
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