Peter Temple’s In the Evil Day (published in France as Un monde sous surveillance) has won the Grand Prix du roman noir étranger at the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival.

This prestigious festival showcases some of the best films in the thriller, detective and crime genres, as well as presenting literary prizes determined by a panel of fifteen judges from the worlds of film and literature.

Previous winners of this award include Richard Price and James Lee Burke.

Congratulations Peter!