The most popular French corruption books

Books about corruption follow power used for private gain. Bribed officials, rigged contracts and the few people who try to expose them appear in thrillers, investigative reporting and novels set in every kind of institution. They are stories about what money and influence can buy. Only books in French are listed.

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Clandestin
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Clandestin

James Ellroy

1982 · 1989 edition

401 pages

Le coup de lune
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Le coup de lune

Georges Simenon

1975 · 2003 edition

188 pages

Cold in hand
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Cold in hand

John Harvey

2008 · 2012 edition

445 pages

Americanah
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Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

2013 · 2016 edition

704 pages

Fouquet
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Fouquet

Daniel Dessert

Published 1987

416 pages