Loup Durand

Loup Durand, born Louis André Durand, was a French crime and adventure writer and screenwriter. He had an adventurous life, working various jobs such as a barman, docker, flight attendant, interpreter, and journalist for American news agencies. He knew several languages. Durand began his professional writing career at the age of forty-three, authoring around twenty crime novels, some under pseudonyms like 'H. L. Dugall' and 'Michaël Borgia' (with Pierre Rey). He also wrote screenplays for film and television. His novel 'Daddy' was adapted into a film and a comic book. He considered his earlier works a pastime before becoming a professional writer.