Frédéric Paulin

Le sang de la bête

March 12, 2026
Noir Fiction
248 pages
14,90 €
9782385533212
978-2-3855-3321-2
																Frédéric Paulin, Le sang de la bête
																Frédéric Paulin, Le sang de la bête

A police officer is found murdered in a slaughterhouse, with a Post-it note reading “Can they suffer?” placed on his body.
A group of animal rights activists is quickly implicated. But the investigation by the IGPN, led by Étienne Barjac, will reveal what really goes on in slaughterhouses, places where professional lives and economic interests collide.

The author

Breton, Frédéric Paulin est l’auteur de plusieurs romans noirs historiques et de polars mélangeant critique sociale et chronique policière. Il fut lauréat en 2020 du Grand prix de littérature policière et a publié deux trilogies, Tedj Benlazar et la trilogie libanaise, aux éditions Agullo.

Highlights

The reissue in the “La Manuf” collection of La Peste soit des mangeurs de viande, originally published in 2017.

A distinguished author of noir novels who has won numerous literary awards (Grand Prix de littérature policière, Prix des lecteurs Quais du Polar, Étoile du polar Le Parisien, Prix Mystère de la Critique, etc.).

An original and contemporary crime novel about the economic issues surrounding our consumption of animal products: activism, overproduction, and distribution chains.

March 12, 2026
Noir Fiction
248 pages
14,90 €
9782385533212
978-2-3855-3321-2