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DOA

DOA

Aliases: Hervé Albertazzi
Pen Names: DOAPen name for noir novels

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968-09-23 (Lyon)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Lyon, France → London, United Kingdom

Career

Occupations
paratrooper, video game producer, novelist, screenwriter
Active Years
2004-2024
Affiliations
Gallimard, Série noire
Influenced By
James Ellroy, Joseph Wambaugh, Richard Price, Ed McBain, Tony Hillerman, M. John Harrison, J. G. Ballard, Dominique Manotti, Nick Tosches, Edogawa Ranpo
Nominations
Trophées 813 2024 Best Francophone Novel (Rétiaire(s))

Awards

Grand prix de littérature policière
2007
Work: Citoyens clandestins
Organization: Association des écrivains policiers
Result: winner
Grand prix de littérature policière
2011
Work: L'Honorable Société
Organization: Association des écrivains policiers
Result: winner
Prix Mystère de la critique
2016
Work: Pukhtu: Primo
Result: winner
Prix des lecteurs Quais du polar / 20 minutes
2005
Work: Les Fous d'avril
Organization: Quais du polar
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La Ligne de sang

2004 Noir
crimefamily
Adaptations
  • [Graphic novel] La Ligne de sang / Stéphane Douay (2019)

Citoyens clandestins

2007 Noir Thriller
immigrationcrime
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Citoyens clandestins / Lætitia Masson (2024)

Le Serpent aux mille coupures

2009 Thriller
crimepursuit
Adaptations
  • [Film] Le Serpent aux mille coupures / Éric Valette (2017)

L'Honorable Société

2011 Noir

Pukhtu: Primo

2015 Thriller
warterrorism

Bibliography

  • Les Fous d'avril (2004)
  • La Ligne de sang (2004)
  • Citoyens clandestins (2007)
  • Le Serpent aux mille coupures (2009)
  • L'Honorable Société (2011)
  • Pukhtu: Primo (2015)
  • Pukhtu: Secundo (2016)
  • Lykaia (2018)
  • Rétiaire(s) (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard-boiledSF-infusedrealism
Recurring Motifs
clandestine citizenscrime syndicatesglobal pursuits

Legacy

Prominent French contemporary noir novelist. Twice winner of Grand prix de littérature policière.

Trivia

  • Pen name derived from the film 'Dead on Arrival (DOA)'.
  • Former French Marine paratrooper.
  • Joined the Ministry of Armed Forces' Red Team Défense in 2020.