Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian,archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau (born 7 June 1957 in Paris). Her crime fiction policiers have won threeInternational Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to achieve such an honor. In each case her translator into English was Siân Reynolds, who was also recognized by the international award. |
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