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Born in Lille, François Thomazeau grew up in Marseille. While working as a sports correspondent for Reuters in Paris he issued his first crime novel set in Marseille, La Faute à Dégun, in 1995. He became a pioneer of the movement dubbed Marseille crime fiction with Jean-Claude Izzo and Philippe Carrese. He is also a scriptwriter, translator, and publisher. Two of his books on Paris bars and brasseries have been translated into English and he is a regular contributor to The Cycling Podcast.