Alexis Lecaye
Alexis Lecaye (born August 22, 1951 in Alexandria ) is a French writer and screenwriter who is best known in France for the crime series Julie Lescaut . He has published some of his works under the pseudonym Alexandre Terrel .
life and work
Lecaye grew up in Lebanon and France. After studying history, he first worked as a screenwriter for various French films and then later for French television. He has been reaching a large audience there since 1992 with the television series about Police Commissioner Julie Lescaut, whose character goes back to a novel by him.
In addition to his work for film and television, Lecaye has also published a large number of novels since 1980, which are set in fields as diverse as crime fiction, science fiction literature, and children's and youth literature. Some of his books have been translated into German, including his crime series about Commissioner Martin.
For his detective novel Le Témoin est à la noce he was awarded the Prix du Roman d'Aventures in 1984.
Works (selection)
- Commissioner Martin series
- 2002: Dame de Cœur
- → German: Lady of the Heart . BLT, Bergisch Gladbach 2006
- 2005: Dame de Pique
- → German: Queen of Spades . BLT, Bergisch Gladbach 2007
- 2007: Dame de Carreau
- → German: Chanson of death . Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2010
- other
- 1984: Le Témoin est à la noce (as Alexandre Terrel)
- 1989: Einstein and Sherlock Holmes
- → German: Einstein & Sherlock Holmes . Krüger, Frankfurt am Main 1990
- 1992: Julie Lescaut
Web links
- Alexis Lecaye on krimi-couch.de
- Alexis Lecaye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lecaye, Alexis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Terrel, Alexandre (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria |