A cocaine haul washes up in Yan Lespoux's new noir novel
In "Amateurs", reviewed by Le Monde, the writer of France's deep Southwest mixes small-time misfits with drug traffickers after a real 2019 incident.
Le Monde has reviewed "Amateurs", a new novel by Yan Lespoux, calling it a tragicomic crime story laced with social satire. According to the newspaper's review, published November 3, the book is set in the deep Southwest of France, a region the author knows well, and follows a cast of down-and-out characters who cross paths with drug traffickers over bales of cocaine that have washed up on a beach.
Le Monde notes that the plot draws on a real incident from 2019, though the summary available does not specify further details of that event or of the novel's characters and setting beyond the coastal backdrop.
The review describes the novel as "savoureux" — flavorful, or richly enjoyable — situating it within the noir tradition while giving it a comic and satirical edge.
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