Jean-François Paillard

Le parisien

The Parisian

May 3, 2018
Thriller
240 pages
110 × 180 mm
21 €
9782918767794
978-2-9187-6779-4
																Jean-François Paillard, Le parisien
																Jean-François Paillard, Le parisien

A former soldier, Narval has known many theatres of operation: Iraq, Bosnia, the Congo, Ivory Coast… All he got was a PTSD and an early retirement. Since then, he has worked as a henchman for a Corsican clan based in Paris. A boring job… One day, one of his army pal offers him a job in Marseille, South of France. In order to protect the mayor, who has been threatened by some drug lord, high-level civil servants need “an operative who is not known around here…”
But it’s a trap. “The Parisian” was only hired in order to take the fall for a settling of scores. Determined to take revenge against those who tried to use him, Narval will be assisted by Jean-No, a former docker who knows Marseille like the back of his hand, and by the young and beautiful Djamila. Unwavering, efficient, badass: the parisian is just like its main protagonist.

The author

Jean-François Paillard was born in Paris in 1961. He grew up in the greater Paris suburbs and in the United States, and currently lives in Marseille. Journalist and video maker, he is also a writer, active in several genres: essays, theatre, stories, poetry, novels. The Parisian is his first thriller.

Strong points

A hectic pace, spectacular scenes, breathless chases, strong characters: all the ingredients sporting for a good action film are there.

Bibliography

L’affaire suisse (2019)

May 3, 2018
Thriller
240 pages
110 × 180 mm
21 €
9782918767794
978-2-9187-6779-4