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Hannelore Cayre is a literary fiction author best known for her first translated English novel “The Godmother.” She had always wanted to become an author and published her first work “Duty Counsel” in 2009 to critical acclaim.
Sep 3, 2019 · With a gallery of traffickers, dealers, police officers, and politicians, The Godmother casts its sharp and amusing gaze on everyday survival in contemporary France. With an unforgettable woman at its center, Hannelore Cayre’s bestselling novel reveals a European criminal underground that has rarely been seen.
Hannelore Cayre’s books are dark, sharp and funny. She casts a mocking eye over human desires, prejudices, and the French legal system. She has written six novels and a science-fiction comic strip, Malossol Beach.
Meet Patience Portefeux, the 53-year-old heroine of ‘The Godmother’ by Hannelore Cayre, a punchy crime novel set in the north African community of Paris.
Casts a critical eye at contemporary France, its racism and its legal system. Full of dark humour and very stark language by Hannelore Cayre (who as a prosecutor in real life knows her subject from the inside), in a fantastic translation by Stephanie Smee.
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Hannelore Cayre is a French screenwriter and director, criminal lawyer, and award-winning author of mystery, suspense and crime fiction. She is best known for writing The Godmother - La Daronne (2017) and The Inheritors - Richesse oblige (2020).
Sep 1, 2019 · Not the sweetie from a fairytale? Mais non! This is Patience Portefeux, the creation of French writer and filmmaker Hannelore Cayre (translated by Stephanie Smee). Cayre also practises criminal law in the Court of Appeal of Paris.
