Dominique Manotti (born Marie-Noëlle Thibault December 23, 1942 in Paris) is a French crime writer and economic historian. She has written more than a dozen books, many of which have been translated. Among her many prizes is the 2011

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, the most prestigious award in French

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. Manotti lives in Paris, where she is a professor of 19th-century economic history.

Novels

* 1995: ''Sombre Sentier'', published in English as ''Rough Trade'', translated by Margaret Crosland and Elfreda Powell; Arcadia Books (London) in 2001 * 1997: ''À nos chevaux!'', published in English as ''Dead Horsemeat'', translated by

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and

Ros Schwartz Ros Schwartz is an English literary translator, who translates Francophone literature into English. In 2009 she was awarded the Chevalier d’Honneur dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her services to French literature. Career Alongside ...

; Arcadia Books (London), 2007 * 1998: ''Kop''; * 2001: ''Nos fantastiques années fric'', published in English as ''Affairs of State'', translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz, Arcadia Books (London), 2010 * 2004: ''Le Corps noir''; * 2006: ''Lorraine Connection'', published in English under the same title, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz; Arcadia Books (London), 2008. - Winner of the

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* 2010: ''Bien connu des services de police''; * 2011: ''L'Honorable Société''; * 2013: ''L'Évasion'', published in English as ''Escape'', translated by Ros Schwartz and Amanda Hopkinson, 2014 * 2013: ''Le Rêve de Madoff''; * 2015: ''Or noir''; * 2018: ''Racket''

References

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