The blackest "Last Harvest" Attika Locke

Louisiana. Caren Gray, great-granddaughter of slaves, is the general manager of Belle Vie, an amusement park and former plantation where his grandfather disappeared in 1872. His discovery of a woman's body at the edge of the plantation will lead her to exhume another corpse. The one camouflaged for two centuries by a white slave America, which has not finished making up its crimes. A suspense to the impeccable structure.

Ed. Series Noire Gallimard.

The most classic: "Face to Face" by Gunnar Staalesen

"A dead man was sitting in my waiting room. It begins like that. Varg Veum, Norwegian detective, cousin in literature of Philip Marlowe (the mythical private Raymond Chandler) attacks his eleventh investigation, the heart of the plot still taking place in Bergen (and surrounding area). Well tied, as always.

Ed. Gaia.

The most addictive: the trilogy "The faces of Victoria Bergman" by Erik Axl Sund

Jeannette Kihlberg, a police officer, investigates the killings of child victims of torture. Sofia Zetterlund, a psychotherapist, follows a patient with multiple personality disorders. Pedophilia, political intrigues, predatory victims: total black, with style. Addiction guaranteed.

Volume 1: "Persona", volume 2: "Trauma", volume 3: "Catharsis", ed. South.

The most unforgiving: "The debt" of Mike Nicol

South Africa, land of blood. Mace Bishop, white, and Pylon Buso, half-breeds, ex-traffickers for the armed wing of the ANC, reconverted in the protection of the nabobs. Constrained to plunge again into the arms trade, they confront the ultra-creepy Sheemena February. The first volume of this trilogy entitled "Vengeance", thoroughly handled, is great. "Killer Country", the second installment, is released on September 17th.

Ed. Black Shadows.

The most eco warrior: "The Mengele Zoo " by Gert Nygardshaug

Mino Aquiles Portuguesa, a butterfly hunter, was born in a village in the Amazon rainforest. His destiny is written the day his village and his family are shaved off the map by the big companies that exploit the resources of the lung of the planet. Exceeded a pie start, the Norwegian author embarks us in an ecologist-terrorist thriller with the jouissive radicality.

Ed. I have Lu.

Elmer Mendoza "The Test of the Acid"

In Mexico, stripteaseuses murdered, guns that stuff you in the mouth on every street corner, narcos zinzins, a cop on the brink of suicide. A foutraque polar, a dense style, of true literature. The soundtrack that goes with it? That of "Pulp fiction".

Ed. Métailié Black.

The most political: "The man who saw man" by Marin Ledun

A Basque militant disappears. Two journalists are investigating, putting their noses in the dirty deals of French and Spanish antiterrorism. Torture, intimidation, barbouzes, everything is there, it is before our eyes, there, behind the beach. Inspired by a true story (the disappearance of Jon Anza, close to the ETA), this novel reads like a document ... which is cold in the back.

Ed. Black Shadows.

The most promising: "An explosive lie" by Christophe Reydi-Gramond

Toulouse, September 21, 2001. The chemical plant explodes. Attack, accident, or what? Two cops of antiterrorism are investigating (possibly a little too many) drawers, entangled in political, scientific and military tricks. A sharp feather, a lot of wit and a touch of cynicism. Author to follow.

Ed. Liana Levi.

The most captivating: "Zarbi" by Cathi Unsworth

In Norfolk (United Kingdom), a sordid crime was committed in the eighties. Crime of which we shall know nothing, before the last part of the book. Except the name of its author. In the center of the plot, teenagers who wear their discomfort like a misshapen haircut. Verdict? Excellent.

Ed. Shores.

The most mischievous: "The assassination of Hicabi Bey" by Alper Canigüz

Alper Kamu, a 5-year-old boy, decided to elucidate the murder of a former depressive cop, found dead in his neighborhood in Istanbul in the company of Ertan Timbré. Prodigy of ingenuity, it sneaks everywhere, confronting the bad guys with only a weapon a plastic gun. Hilarious.

Ed. Mirobole.