Thierry Jonquet

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Thierry Jonquet (born Paris, 1954) is a French writer who specialises in crime novels with political themes. His most recent and best known novels outside of France are Mygale (2003) and Tarantula, which was published in English translation in 2005 (Serpent's Tail). He has written over 20 novels in French, including Le bal des débris, Moloch and Rouge c'est la vie.

Tarantula is currently being adapted for the cinema by acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.

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• Serpent's Tail page