THE NEW MYSTERIES OF PARIS

Léo MALET

A series of 15 detective novels, published between 1954 and 1959.

The main character is the detective Nestor Burma, a witty French crime revealer with lots of savoirfaire, operating in France during and just after World War II.

- France's answer to Chandler's Marlowe.
- Several books were made into comics by Jacques Tardi and under his supervision (Casterman). Burma's character similarly served as the inspiration for a film, Nestor Burma, Hardboiled Detective (1981) and a television series (1991).

Attracted to writing and anarchy, Léo Malet (1909-1996) moved to Paris at the age of 16. In 1943 he published 120 Rue de la Gare under his own name, which portrayed the illustrious Nestor Burma for the first time. With 55 titles, 29 of which are consecrated to Nestor Burma, Leo Malet has definitely entered into the history of French literature.