La Sirène rouge

1993 crime novel by Maurice G. Dantec
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La Sirène rouge (The Red Siren) is a 1993 crime novel by the French writer Maurice G. Dantec. It tells the story of a girl who confesses to the police that her mother is a dangerous murderer, and is joined by a former soldier as she goes into hiding, searching for her supposedly dead father. The book was Dantec's debut novel.

The novel received the 1994 Trophée 813 for best French-language crime novel of the year.[1] It was adapted into the 2002 film The Red Siren, directed by Olivier Megaton and starring Jean-Marc Barr.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Trophées 813". A l'ombre du Polar (in French). Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  2. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (2002-09-29). "Review: The Red Siren". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-19.

External links

  • Publicity page at the publisher's website (in French)