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Line 1: {{Short description\|French author (born 1965)}} {{BLP sources\|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox writer Line 4 ⟶ 5: \| image = Michel Bussi salon du livre 02788.jpg \| imagesize = 150px \| caption = Michel Bussi at Salon du Livre dein [[Paris]] in 2015 \| nationality = [[French people\|French]] ~~\| activités = [[Roman (littérature)\|Romancier]]~~ \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1965\|04\|29\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Louviers]], [[~~Eure~~Normandy (administrative region)\|Normandy]], [[France]]) \| language = [[French language\|French]] \| occupation = [[Professor]] of [[Geography]] \| genre = [[Detective novel]]s \| notableworks = ''[[Un avion sans elle]]'' \| website = {{URL\|http://www.michel-bussi.~~net~~fr/}} }} '''Michel Bussi''' ({{IPA-fr\|miʃɛl bysi}}; born {{birth date\|1965\|04\|29\|df=y}}) is a French author, known for writing [[Thriller (genre)\|thriller novels]], and a political analyst and Professor of Geography at the [[University of Rouen]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/michel-bussi\|title=Biography: Michel Bussi\|last=\|first=\|date=February 16, 2020\|website=Bookreporter\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref> where he leads a [[Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment]] ({{lang-fr\|Unité mixte de recherche}}, "UMR") in the [[French National Centre for Scientific Research]] ({{lang-fr\|Centre national de la recherche scientifique}}, "CNRS"), where he is a specialist in [[electoral geography]]. According to the ''[[Le Figaro]]''/[[GfK]] list of [[bestseller]]s, Bussi was the second bestselling French author of 2018, selling 975,800 copies.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/le-figaro-devoile-son-palmares-des-auteurs-les-plus-vendus-en-2018\|title=Le Figaro dévoile son palmarès des auteurs les plus vendus en 2018\|website=Livres Hebdo\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> He has appeared in the annual top 10 since 2013. '''Michel Bussi''' (born {{birth date\|1965\|04\|29\|df=y}} in [[Louviers]], [[Eure]], [[France]]) is a French writer of [[detective novels]], and a political analyst and Professor of Geography at the [[University of Rouen]], where he leads a [[Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment]] ({{lang-fr\|Unité mixte de recherche}}, "UMR") in the [[French National Centre for Scientific Research]] ({{lang-fr\|Centre national de la recherche scientifique}}, "CNRS"), where he is a specialist in [[electoral geography]]. According to the ''[[Le Figaro]]''/[[GfK]] list of [[bestseller]]s, he was one of the ten bestselling French writers of 2013,<ref name="Fig">{{cite news\|first=Mohammed\|last=Aïssaoui\|authorlink=Mohammed Aïssaoui\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2014/01/15/03005-20140115ARTFIG00579-les-dix-best-sellers-francais-de-l-annee-2013.php\|title=Les dix best-sellers français de l'année 2013\|language=fr\|trans-title=The ten French bestsellers of 2013\|work=[[Le Figaro]]\|series=Culture\|date=15 January 2014\|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> selling around 480,000 books. ==Biography== Bussi was born on 29 April 1965 in [[Louviers]], [[Eure]]. Bussi was born on 29 April 29, 1965 in [[Louviers]], [[Eure]]. He began writing in the 1990s. He wrote his first novel, set around the [[Normandy landings]], when he was a young geography lecturer at the [[University of Rouen]], but it was rejected by several publishing houses.<ref>{{cite news\|language=fr\|url=http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/romans/20140220.OBS7143/michel-bussi-la-nouvelle-star.html\|title=Michel Bussi, la nouvelle star\|trans-title=Michel Bussi, the rising star\|work=[[Le Nouvel Observateur]]\|first=David\|last=Caviglioli\|date=23 February 2014\|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> He then wrote short stories, but they too were rejected. Bussi usually publishes a book a year, but they can take several years to become popular. For example, ''[[Mourir sur Seine]]'' (2008) and ''[[Nymphéas Noirs]]'' (2011) had only modest initial success, but paperwork editions, serialisations and above all his most popular work ''[[Un avion Sans Elle]]'' have propelled him into the limelight.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.europe1.fr/mediacenter/emissions/nikos-aliagas/sons/les-incontournables-d-europe-michel-bussi-2138117\|title=Les incontournables d'Europe - Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|trans-title=Best of Europe - Michel Bussi\|work=[[Europe 1]]\|others=Aliagas, Nikos (interviewer)\|date=31 May 2014\|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> Ten years later, inspired by a trip to [[Rome]] at the peak of popularity of [[Dan Brown]]'s ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'', and back in [[Rouen]] with his [[Institut géographique national\|IGN]] papers, after reading a centenary edition of ''[[Arsène Lupin]]'' by [[Maurice Leblanc]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/michel-bussi-geographe-le-jour-auteur-de-polars-la-nuit_1536753.html\|title=Michel Bussi: géographe le jour, auteur de polars la nuit\|language=fr\|trans-title="Michel Bussi: geographer by day, author by night\|work=[[L’Express]]\|first=Marianne\|last=Payot\|date=10 May 2014\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> he resumed work on his manuscript until in 2006, as ''[[Code Lupin]]'', it found an academic publisher, [[Éditions des Falaises]]. The first manuscript was reworked nine times. Most of his novels are set in [[Normandy]]. His local topicality<!-- fr:tropism, not really happy with this tr. -->, together with his teaching and research in Normandy, won him the title of {{lang\|fr\|Parrain Officiel}} (official sponsor) during the 2014 [[Normandy Festival]], a regional festival celebrated throughout Normandy and beyond.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fetedesnormands.com/parrain-2014/\|title=Michel Bussi, parrain officiel de la Fête Des Normands]\|language=fr\|work=Official website of Fête Des Normands\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> Bussi publishes a book a year, but they can take several years to become popular. For example, ''[[Mourir sur Seine]]'' (2008) and ''[[Nymphéas Noirs]]'' (2011) had only modest initial success, but paperwork editions, serialisations and above all his master work ''[[Un avion Sans Elle]]'' have propelled him into the limelight.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.europe1.fr/mediacenter/emissions/nikos-aliagas/sons/les-incontournables-d-europe-michel-bussi-2138117\|title=Les incontournables d'Europe - Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|trans-title=Best of Europe - Michel Bussi\|work=[[Europe 1]]\|others=Aliagas, Nikos (interviewer)\|date=31 May 2014\|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> In 2013, Bussi was eighth in the ''[[Le Figaro]]''/[[GfK]] list of [[bestseller]]s.<ref name="Fig">{{cite news\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2014/01/15/03005-20140115ARTFIG00579-les-dix-best-sellers-francais-de-l-annee-2013.php\|title=Les dix best-sellers français de l'année 2013\|last=Aïssaoui\|first=Mohammed\|date=15 January 2014\|work=[[Le Figaro]]\|accessdate=7 January 2015\|language=fr\|trans-title=The ten French bestsellers of 2013\|authorlink=Mohammed Aïssaoui\|series=Culture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.76actu.fr/interview-michel-bussi-lauteur-de-polars-de-rouen-a-succes-remet-le-couvert_82629/ \|title=Michel Bussi, l'auteur de polars de Rouen à succès, remet le couvert\|work=[[76actu]]\|others=Chion, Thierry (interviewer)\|date=20 June 2014\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> Most of his novels are set in [[Normandy]]. His local topicality<!-- fr:tropism, not really happy with this tr. -->, together with his teaching and research in Normandy, won him the title of {{lang\|fr\|''Parrain Officiel''}} (official sponsor) during the 2014 [[Normandy Festival]], a regional festival celebrated throughout Normandy and beyond.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fetedesnormands.com/parrain-2014/\|title=Michel Bussi, parrain officiel de la Fête Des Normands]\|language=fr\|work=Official website of Fête Des Normands\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Bussi was eighth in the ''[[Le Figaro]]''/[[GfK]] list of [[bestseller]]s<ref name="Fig"/> His latest book, {{lang\|fr\|''N’oublier jamais''}} ("Never forget", May 2014), put Normandy at the heart of the action.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.76actu.fr/interview-michel-bussi-lauteur-de-polars-de-rouen-a-succes-remet-le-couvert_82629/ \|title=Michel Bussi, l'auteur de polars de Rouen à succès, remet le couvert\|work=[[76actu]]\|others=Chion, Thierry (interviewer)\|date=20 June 2014\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> ==Career== {{BLP ~~unsourced~~unreferenced section\|date=January 2015}} In the early 1990s he wrote his first novel, a thriller set around the [[Normandy landings]], which was rejected by several publishing houses.<ref name=":5">{{cite news\|url=http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/romans/20140220.OBS7143/michel-bussi-la-nouvelle-star.html\|title=Michel Bussi, la nouvelle star\|last=Caviglioli\|first=David\|date=23 February 2014\|work=[[Le Nouvel Observateur]]\|accessdate=7 January 2015\|language=fr\|trans-title=Michel Bussi, the rising star}}</ref> He then wrote short stories, but they too were rejected. Ten years later, inspired by a trip to [[Rome]] at the peak of popularity of [[Dan Brown]]'s ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' and after reading ''[[Arsène Lupin]]'' by [[Maurice Leblanc]], Bussi returned to [[Rouen]] with his [[Institut géographique national\|IGN]] papers and resumed work on his manuscript until in 2006, as ''Code Lupin'', it found an academic publisher, Éditions des Falaises.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/michel-bussi-geographe-le-jour-auteur-de-polars-la-nuit_1536753.html\|title=Michel Bussi: géographe le jour, auteur de polars la nuit\|last=Payot\|first=Marianne\|date=10 May 2014\|work=[[L’Express]]\|accessdate=4 September 2014\|language=fr\|trans-title="Michel Bussi: geographer by day, author by night}}</ref> The first manuscript was reworked nine times. Bussi's first novel, ''[[Code Lupin]]'', sold more than {{formatnum:7000}} copies, and in 2010 was serialialised over thirty days by the ''[[Paris Normandie]]'' daily newspaper. In 2007, his second novel, ''[[Omaha Crimes]]'', won the {{lang-fr\|''Prix Sang d'Encre''}} ("Blood Writing Prize") of the town of [[Vienne, Isère]], the 2008 prize for first detective novel at [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais]], the 2008 schools writing prize at [[Caen]], the 2008 Octave-Mirbeau prize at the [[Trévières]] Literary Festival, and the 2008 Ancres Noires by [[Le Havre]], beating some of the best thriller writers of the year. Bussi's first novel, ''Code Lupin'', sold more than {{formatnum:7000}} copies, and in 2010 was serialised over thirty days by the ''Paris Normandie'' daily newspaper. In 2007, his second novel, ''Omaha Crimes'', won the {{lang-fr\|Prix Sang d'Encre}} ("Blood Writing Prize") of the town of [[Vienne, Isère]], the 2008 prize for first detective novel at [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais]], the 2008 schools writing prize at [[Caen]], the 2008 Octave-Mirbeau prize at the [[Trévières]] Literary Festival, and the 2008 Ancres Noires by [[Le Havre]]. In 2008, his third novel, {{lang\|fr\|[[Mourir sur Seine]]}} ("Death on the [[Seine]]"), was published to coincide with the Rouen Regatta. It sold several thousand copies within weeks. It won the Basse-Normandie Regional Committee Prize (Queen Mathilde Prize). In 2009, his fourth novel, {{lang\|fr\|[[Sang famille]]}} ("Family blood"), aimed at both an adult and teenage audience, was published. In 2010, he contributed to the {{lang\|fr\|Les Couleurs de l'instant}} ("Colours of the Moment") anthology of short stories with {{lang-fr\|T'en souviens-tu mon Anaïs?}} ("Do you remember my Anaïs?"), set in [[Veules-les-Roses]] and based on the "legend" of Anaïs Aubert. The same year, he changed publishers to [[Presses de la Cité]]. His novel {{lang\|fr\|[[Nymphéas noirs]]}} ("Black Waterlilies"), a cloak-and-dagger thriller set in [[Giverny]], the home of [[Claude Monet]], was published on 20 January 2011. It was critically praised and became a best seller, winning the Readers' Award at the Cognac Thriller Festival, the Mediterranean Thriller Prize at the Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Festival, and the Michel Lebrun Grand Prize of the 25th hour of Le Mans, the Readers' Priye at Sang d'Encre of Vienne, and the Gustave Flaubert Grand Prize of the Norman Writers' Guild, becoming the best-selling French detective novel of 2011. It was issued in paperback on 5 September 2013. In January 2012, his novel ''Un avion sans elle'' ("After the Crash"), his first work to be set outside of Normandy, was published by [[Presses de la Cité]]. The critic Gérald Collard called it the thriller of the year. In its first year of publication it was awarded the Maison de la Presse award,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://next.liberation.fr/livres/2019/03/05/michel-bussi-geo-localise_1713192\|title=Michel Bussi, géo-localisé\|date=2019-03-05\|website=Libération.fr\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> the Popular Novel Award and Best French-language Detective Novel (at Montigny-Les-Cormeilles). Within months of release, it had sold 500,000 copies in France and has since sold over one million copies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/normandie/seine-maritime/rouen/ecrivain-normand-michel-bussi-raconte-secrets-son-dernier-reve-1633660.html\|title=L'écrivain normand Michel Bussi raconte les secrets de son dernier rêve\|website=France 3 Normandie\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> It has been sold in translation in 34 countries worldwide including Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Portugal, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Israel, Brazil, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Greece, Turkey, Netherlands, Vietnam, Latvia, Romania and Serbia.<ref name="avion1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/un-avion-sans-elle-letranger\|title="Un avion sans elle" à l'étranger\|date=2017-03-14\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> From September 2013, it was serialised daily in ''[[l'Est Républicain]]'' for over 200 days. A four episode TV adaptation will be broadcast in 2019 on [[M6 (TV channel)\|M6]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/actualite/2018/04/28/un-avion-sans-elle-porte-a-l-ecran-par-m6\|title=" Un avion sans elle " porté à l'écran par M6\|website=www.estrepublicain.fr\|language=FR-fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> In March 2013, La Cité published Michel Bussi's seventh novel, {{lang\|fr\|Ne lâche pas ma main}} ("Don't Let Go of My Hand"). The novel takes place on the tropical island of [[Réunion]] and revolves around a woman who disappears from her hotel room. Her husband, suspected of her murder, runs away with their daughter, and is pursued by the police.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/ne-lache-pas-ma-main\|title=Ne lâche pas ma main\|date=2017-02-02\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> The novel was a finalist for the 2012 Relay Travellers' Award for May 2012, a finalist for the Grand Prix for Detective Fiction and won the 2013 Island Novel Award. In 2014, it was released in paperback by Pocket. A TV adaptation for [[TF1]] is in production.<ref name=":1" /> In 2013, Bussi was the eighth bestselling French author, selling 478,800 books.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/actualites/20140115.OBS2474/les-10-plus-gros-vendeurs-de-romans-de-2013.html\|title=Les 10 plus gros vendeurs de romans de 2013\|website=Bibliobs\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> In 2008, his third novel, {{lang\|fr\|''[[Mourir sur Seine]]''}} ("Death on the [[Seine]]"), was published to coincide with the Rouen Regatta. It sold several thousand copies within weeks. It won the Basse-Normandie Regional Committee Prize ([[Queen Mathilde Prize]]). In May 2014, La Cité published his eighth novel, ''N'oublier jamais'' ("Never forget").<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/villes/michel-bussi-l-histoire-d-un-succes-04-11-2014-1878663_27.php\|title=Michel Bussi, l'histoire d'un succès\|last=Peiffer\|first=Valérie\|date=2014-11-04\|website=Le Point\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> In 2014, Bussi was the fifth bestselling French author, selling 843,000 books.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/romans/20150114.OBS9996/les-10-plus-gros-vendeurs-de-romans-en-2014.html\|title=Les 10 plus gros vendeurs de romans en 2014\|website=Bibliobs\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> ~~In 2009, his fourth novel, {{lang\|fr\|''[[Sang famille]]''}} ("Family blood"), aimed at both an adult and teenage audience, was published.~~ In 2015, his novel ''Maman a tort'' ("Mother is Wrong") was published.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.europe1.fr/culture/maman-a-tort-la-nouvelle-enquete-de-michel-bussi-939242\|title="Maman a tort" : la nouvelle enquête de Michel Bussi\|website=Europe 1\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> In May 2018, a 6 episode TV adaptation was broadcast on [[France 2]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Citation\|title=Mother Is Wrong\|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8427658/\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> In 2015, Bussi was the third bestselling French author, selling over 1 million books.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2016/01/20/03005-20160120ARTFIG00293-les-10-auteurs-francais-qui-vendent-le-plus.php\|title=Et les plus gros vendeurs de romans en 2015 sont...\|date=2016-01-20\|website=FIGARO\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> In 2010, he contributed to the {{lang\|fr\|''Les Couleurs de l'instant''}} ("Colours of the Moment") anthology of short stories with {{lang-fr\|''T'en souviens-tu mon Anaïs?''}} ("Do you remember my Anaïs?"), set in [[Veules-les-Roses]] and based on the "legend" of [[Anaïs Aubert]]. The same year, he changed publishers to [[Presses de la Cité]]. His novel ''{{lang\|fr\|[[Nymphéas noirs]]}}'' ("Black Waterlilies"), a cloak-and-dagger thriller set in [[Giverny]], the home of [[Claude Monet]], was published on 20 January 2011. It was critically praised and became a best seller, winning the Readers' Award at the Cognac Thriller Festival, Cognac, the Mediterranean Thriller Prize at the Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Festival, and the Michel Lebrun Grand Prize of the 25th hour of Le Mans, the Readers' Priye at Sang d'Encre of Vienne, and the Gustave Flaubert Grand Prize of thet Norman Writers' Guild, becoming the best-selling French detective novel of 2011. It was issued in paperback on 5 September 2013. In 2016, Bussi was the second bestselling French author, selling 1,135,300 books.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2017/01/18/03005-20170118ARTFIG00316-et-les-plus-gros-vendeurs-de-romans-en-2016-sont.php\|title=Et les plus gros vendeurs de romans en 2016 sont...\|date=2017-01-18\|website=FIGARO\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> In 2017, he was the third bestselling French author, selling 931,000 books.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.francesoir.fr/culture-livres/qui-sont-les-10-ecrivains-francais-qui-ont-vendu-le-plus-de-livres-2017-france-guillaume-musso-marc-levy-michel-bussi-classement-nombre-exemplaires\|title=Qui sont les 10 écrivains français qui ont le plus vendu en 2017?\|date=2018-01-18\|website=FranceSoir\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/livres/qui-sont-les-ecrivains-francais-les-plus-vendus-en-2017--18-01-2018-2187633_37.php\|title=Qui sont les écrivains français les plus vendus en 2017 ?\|last=magazine\|first=Le Point\|date=2018-01-18\|website=Le Point\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> In 2018, he was the second bestselling French author, selling 975,800 books.<ref name=":4" /> In January 2012, his novel ''{{lang\|fr\|[[Un Avion Sans Elle]]}}'' was republlished by [[Presses de la Cité]]. Even though this novel is faithful to the genre with psychological plots based on misdirecting and manipularing the reader, mixing the past and the present, this is the first work that is not set in Normandy. The critic [[Gérald Collard]] called it the thriller of the year. In its first year of publication it was awarded the Maison de la Presse award, Popular Novel Award Best French-language Detective Novel (at [[Montigny-Les-Cormeilles]]). It sold more than 400,000 copies in France, and has been sold in translation in 26 countries worldwide including Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Portugal, Taiwan, England, Israel, Brazil, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Greece, Turkey, Netherlands, Vietnam, Latvia, Romania and Serbia. The rights have been bought for a film. From September 2013 it was serialized daily in ''[[l'Est Républicain]]'' for over 200 days. == Bibliography == In March 2013, La Cité published Michel Bussi's seventh novel, {{lang\|fr\|''Ne lâche pas ma main''}} ("Don't Let Go of My Hand"). The plot takes place on the tropical island of [[Réunion]]. Such a lovers' paradise becomes hell when a woman disappears from her hotel room. Her husband, suspected of her murder, runs away with their daughter, and the police give chase. The novel was finalist for the 2012 [[Relay (company)\|Relay]] Travellers' Award for May 2012, finalist for the Grand Prix for Detective Fiction, and won the 2013 Island Novel Award. Television rights were sold.{{vague\|date=January 2015}} {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|+Novels !First published !French title !First published in English !English title !Notes \|- \|2006 \|''Code Lupin'' \|— \|— \|Rereleased in 2019<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/code-lupin\|title=Code Lupin\|date=2017-02-08\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2007 \|''Omaha crimes'' \|— \|— \|<ref name=":0" /> \|- \|2008 \|''Mourir sur Seine'' \|— \|— \|Reworked and rereleased in 2019<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/mourir-sur-seine\|title=Mourir sur Seine\|date=2017-02-08\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2009 \|''Sang famille'' \|— \|''Family Blood'' \|Rereleased in 2018 \|- \|2011 \|''Nymphéas noirs'' \|2016 \|''Black Water Lilies'' \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/nympheas-noirs-letranger\|title="Nymphéas noirs" à l'étranger\|date=2017-03-10\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> \|- \|2012 \|''Un avion sans elle'' \|2015 \|''After the Crash'' \|<ref name="avion1"/> \|- \|2013 \|''Ne lâche pas ma main'' \|2017 \|''Don't Let Go'' \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/ne-lache-pas-ma-main-letranger\|title="Ne lâche pas ma main" à l'étranger\|date=2017-03-14\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> \|- \|2014 \|''N'oublier jamais'' \|2020 \|''Never Forget'' \|<ref name=":2" /> \|- \|2015 \|''Gravé dans le sable'' \|— \|— \|Re-written version of ''Omaha crimes''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/grave-dans-le-sable\|title=Gravé dans le sable\|date=2017-02-02\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2015 \|''Maman a tort'' \|2021 \|''The Other Mother'' (UK), ''The Double Mother'' (US)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.complete-review.com/reviews/trcrime/bussim.htm\|title=The Double Mother (The Other Mother) - Michel Bussi\|language=en\|access-date=2021-09-25}}</ref> \|<ref name=":3" /> \|- \|2016 \|''Le temps est assassin'' \|2018 \|''Time is a Killer'' \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://blogs.lexpress.fr/les-8-plumes/2016/05/05/le-nouveau-roman-de-michel-bussi-le-temps-est-assassin/\|title=Le nouveau roman de Michel Bussi : "Le temps est assassin"\|date=2016-05-05\|website=Les 8 Plumes\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2017 \|''On la trouvait plutôt jolie'' \|2022 \|''The Red Notebook'' \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2017/10/26/03005-20171026ARTFIG00018--on-la-trouvait-plutot-jolie-le-prix-du-reve.php\|title=On la trouvait plutôt jolie, de Michel Bussi: le prix du rêve\|date=2017-10-26\|website=FIGARO\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rtl.fr/culture/arts-spectacles/les-livres-ont-la-parole-on-la-trouvait-plutot-jolie-de-michel-bussi-7790508672\|title="On la trouvait plutôt jolie" de Michel Bussi est dans "Les Livres ont la parole"\|website=RTL.fr\|language=fr-FR\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2018 \|''Les Contes du Réveil Matin'' \|— \|— \|Children's book, illustrated by Éric Puybaret<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/les-contes-du-reveil-matin\|title=Les Contes du Réveil Matin\|date=2018-10-25\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2019 \|''J'ai dû rêver trop fort'' \|— \|— \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/jai-du-rever-trop-fort-0\|title=J'ai dû rêver trop fort\|date=2019-01-31\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2020 \|''Au soleil redouté'' \|— \|— \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/au-soleil-redoute\|title=Au soleil redouté\|date=2019-12-18\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> \|- \|2021 \|''Rien ne t'efface'' \|— \|— \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/rien-ne-tefface\|title=Rien ne t'efface\|date=2021-02-04\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref> \|} ;Novellas in collections In May 2014, La Cité published his eighth novel, ''[[N'oublier jamais]]'' ("Never forget"), and his novel ''Ne lâche pas ma main'' was released in paperback simultaneously by [[Pocket (publisher)\|Pocket]]. 2010 — "T'en souviens-tu mon Anaïs?" in ''Les Couleurs de l'instant'' 2015 — "L'Armoire normande" in ''Quatre auteurs à la plage'' 2016 — "La Seconde Morte, in ''13 à table!'' ;Non-fiction books ~~== Publications ==~~ {{cite book\|title=Éléments de géographie électorale: à travers l'exemple de la France de l'Ouest\|language=fr\|trans-title=Elements of Electoral Geography: Examples from Western France \|publisher=[[University of Rouen]]\|year=1998\|place=[[Mont-Saint-Aignan]]\|isbn=2-87775-236-4}} * {{cite book\|title=Pour une nouvelle géographie du politique: territoires, démocratie, élection \|language=fr\|trans-title=Towards a New Political Geography: Territory, Democracy, Election\|publisher=Anthropos\|year=2004 \|place=[[Paris]] \|isbn=2-7178-4764-2}} * {{cite book\|title=[[Code Lupin]]\|language=fr\|publisher=PTC\|year=2006\|isbn=2-3503-8018-1}} * {{cite book\|title=[[Omaha Crimes]]\|language=fr\|publisher=PTC\|year=2007\|isbn=2-3503-8033-5}} * {{cite book\|title=[[Mourir sur Seine]]\|language=fr\|trans-title=Death on the Seine\|publisher=Falaises PTC\|date=2008\|isbn=978-2-848-11070-7}} * {{cite book\|title=[[Sang famille]]\|language=fr\|trans-title=Family blood\|publisher=Falaises PTC\|date=2009\|isbn=978-2-848-11096-7}} * {{cite book\|chapter=T'en souviens-tu mon Anaïs?\|title=''in'' Les Couleurs de l'instant\|trans-title=Do you remember my Anaïs?\|publisher=Falaises PTC\|year=2010\|isbn=978-2-848-11112-4}} * {{cite book\|language=fr\|publisher=[[Presses de la Cité]]\|place=Paris\|title=[[Nymphéas noirs]]\|trans-title=Black Waterlilies\|year=2011\|isbn=978-2-258-08826-9}} * {{cite book\|language=fr\|publisher=[[Presses de la Cité]]\|place=Paris\|title=[[Un avion sans elle]]\| year=2012\|isbn=978-2-258-09278-5}} * {{cite book\|language=fr\|publisher=[[Presses de la Cité]]\|place=Paris\|title=[[Ne lâche pas ma main]]\|trans-title=Don't Let Go of My Hand\|date=2013\|isbn=978-2-258-09994-4}} * {{cite book\|language=fr\|publisher=[[Presses de la Cité]]\|place=Paris\|title=[[N'oublier jamais]]\|trans-title=Never Forget\|date=2014\|isbn=978-2-258-10554-6}} * {{cite book\|language=fr\|publisher=[[Presses de la Cité]]\|place=Paris\|title=[[Gravé dans le sable]]\|trans-title=Written in the Sand\|date=2014\|isbn=978-2-258-11308-4}} ==Awards== {{importance- section\|date=January 2015}} === ''[[Omaha Crimes]]'' === * 2007: {{lang\|fr\|''Prix Sang d'Encre''}} ("Blood Writing Prize"), [[Vienne, Isère]] * 2008: {{lang\|fr\|''Prix littéraire du premier roman policier''}} ("Literary Prize for First Detective Novel"), [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais]] * 2008: {{lang\|fr\|''Prix littéraire lycéen''}} ("Academic Writing Prize"), [[Caen]] * 2008: {{lang\|fr\|''Prix Octave-Mirbeau''}}, [[Trévières]] * 2008, {{lang\|fr\|[[Les Ancres noires]]}} Writers Prize, [[Le Havre]] Line 76 ⟶ 180: === ''[[Nymphéas noirs]]'' === * 2011: Readers' Thriller Prize, Cognac Festival * 2011: Mediterranean Thriller prize ([[Villeneuve-~~les~~lès-Avignon]] Festival) * 2011: Michel-Lebrun Prize at the 25th Hour of [[Le Mans]] * 2011: Gustave Flaubert Grand Prize, Norman Writers' Guild Line 89 ⟶ 193: * 2014: "critiques-libres.com" Prize (14,000-member literature website) * 2015: Prix Domitys (Prix des Maisons de Retraite) * 2021: [[Honkaku Mystery Award#Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of the Decade\|Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2010-2019)]] (finalist)<ref>{{cite magazine \|date= 23 July 2021\|title= 2010年代海外本格ミステリベスト作品選考座談会\|trans-title= Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of 2010s\|url= https://giallo-web.jp/back_number/no_77/\|language= Japanese\|magazine= Giallo\|location= Tokyo, Japan\|publisher= [[Kobunsha]]}}</ref> === ''[[Un avion sans elle]]'' === Line 108 ⟶ 213: * 2013: Prix Polar de Cognac (finalist) * 2014: [[Pays de Pouzauges]] Literary Prize * 2014: Murderer's Pen Prize ({{lang-fr\|''Prix "la Plume Martraise"''}}) [[Martres-Tolosane]] ==References== Line 114 ⟶ 219: ==External links== * {{URL\|www.michel-bussi.~~net~~fr\|~~official~~Official website}} {{Authority control}} Line 120 ⟶ 225: {{DEFAULTSORT:Bussi, Michel}} [[Category:21st-century French novelists]] [[Category:French crime fiction writers]] [[Category:Thriller writers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:~~People~~Writers from Normandy]] [[Category:People from Louviers]] [[Category:French male novelists]] [[Category:Prix Maison de la Presse winners]] [[Category:21st-century French male writers]]