Created at the initiative of the Lyon Judicial Court and in partnership with the newspaper Libération, the Polar and Justice Prize is awarded each year to a non-fiction literary work (investigation, true crime, testimony, etc.) with a link to justice or miscellaneous news item. The jury is made up of magistrates from the Lyon judicial court and legal professionals, as well as a journalist from Libération, a representative of Quais du Polar and a guest of honour.
The books running for the 2025 edition
Le Procès Mein Kampf by Harold Cobert – Les Escales
Brigade Babylone by Pauline Guéna and Mahi Grand – Denoël
Le Crime organisé en France by Christophe Korell – Denoël
Une minute de silence by Sophie Loubière – Darkside
On n’est plus des gens normaux by Justin Morin – La Manufacture de livres
Cramés : Les enfants du Monstre by Philippe Pujol – Julliard
La Disparue de la réserve Blackfeet by Anaïs Renevier – 10/18
Action Directe Lyon – De l’ultragauche au terrorisme by Richard Schittly – La Manufacture de livres
Previous winners
In previous editions, the prize has been awarded to Alice Géraud for Sambre (2023) and to Chris De Stoop for Le Livre de Daniel (2024).
