Tristan Saule was born in 1978. He lives in eastern France. He is the author of Mathilde ne dit rien, released in the Parallèle Noir collection by Le Quartanier in 2021 (and by Folio policier in 2022) and part of the initial selection of the Grand Prix de littérature policière. Tristan Saule is the pseudonym of Grégoire Courtois (Suréquipée, Les lois du ciel, Les agents) for the Chroniques de la place carrée, a noir fiction series with independent storylines and recurring characters that will feature a new installment every year.