The Quais du Polar festival is the ideal place to discover new authors in the genre! Once again this year, we are delighted to present our selection of Pépites, highlighting authors you absolutely must discover!
Since 2005, the festival has established itself as a springboard for new authors and has played a role in promoting French crime fiction abroad through its professional meetings and international programs. True to its mission and desire to discover new talent, Quais du Polar is finally unveiling the Pépites des Quais 2026!
- Petra Klabouchová (Czech Republic) — Près du mur Nord, Agullo
- Diane Jeffrey (France) — Ecart de conduite, Istya et Cie
- Marion Dubreuil (France) — Mazan, la traversée du Styx, Globe
- Olivier Ciechelski (France) — Le Livre des prodiges, Le Rouergue
- Matthew Blake (England) — Sophie L, Buchet Chastel
- Norman Jangot (France) — Au cœur du cirque funèbre, Héloïse d’Ormesson
- Mehdi Bayad (France) — Le Bâtiment, JC Lattès
- Catherine Ryan Howard (Ireland) — 56 jours, L’Archipel
- Agnès Colomb (France) — L’été où j’ai disparu, Gros Caillou
- Armelle Hérisson (France) — La Mort malgré lui, Gallimard/série noire
- Delphine Saubaber (France) — L’Enfant de l’ogre, Phébus
- Meï Lepage (France) — Sécher tes larmes, Verso
- Mabrouck Rachedi (France) — La Chouette a sept jours pour sauver le monde, Acte Sud
- Arthur Frayer-Laleix (France) — La Cellule, Rivages
- Sandrine Goeyvaerts (Belgium) — Cabale, BlackLab/Hachette
- Julien Chavanes (France) — Pilule Noire, Plon
- Clarence Pitz (Belgium) —D’où personne ne revient, Belfond
- Mathilde Beaussault (France) — La Colline, Le Seuil
- Ji Young Kang (South Korea) — La Bouchère, Charleston
- Nathalie Cabrol (France) — Dimensions, Julliars
- Maxime Girardeau (France) — Mourir deux fois, Robert Laffont
- Saraï Walker (USA) — Bienvenue à Dietland, Gallmeister
