Never two without three for Fayard editions. The Quai des Orfèvres 2025 prize was awarded, Tuesday, November 5, to Olivier Tournut for his first novel Post mortempublished by Fayard. The former police officer was presented with the distinction by the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, at the judicial police headquarters.
The laureate succeeds the academic Martial Caroff2024 laureate for Don't thank me! and to Jean-François Pasques2023 winner for Son of no one each of whose works had already been published by Fayard.
Two heroines, one thriller
Post mortem recounts the investigation of a police captain and lieutenant, after the discovery of the death of a man in a large Parisian apartment. Alongside the mutilated body, a painting by Van Gogh, missing since the Second World War. A deliberately staged murder which will lead the two police officers in pursuit of one of the most powerful men in the country.
Currently secretary general of the National Gaming Authority, Olivier Tournut was born in Belfort and lives in Paris, indicates his publisher's website. After studying law, the first-time novelist worked in the human resources sector within various local authorities and then independent administrative authorities.
Created in 1946, the Quai des Orfèvres prize rewards a detective novel each year. It is awarded by a jury made up of police officers, magistrates and journalists. The prize was sponsored this year by the actor and former police officer Olivier Marchal.
