Loup Durand (1933–1995) was a French crime writer. He was born in Flassans-sur-Issole and studied in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, London and New York. He worked in a variety of professions such as barman, docker, flight attendant, interpreter, and journalist.[1]

He began his career as a professional writer at the age of forty-three. He wrote numerous thrillers, some under pseudonyms such as "H. L. Dugall" and "Michaël Borgia", the latter used with Pierre Rey.

He won several prizes for his work:

Daddy was translated into English by J. Maxwell Brownjohn.[2] It was made into a bande dessinee illustrated by Rene Follet, and a movie in 2003, featuring Klaus Maria Brandauer.

Durand also wrote scripts, e.g. for the Alain Delon thriller Dancing Machine and for the 1982 TV series The Tiger Brigades.

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  1. ^ "Author Loup Durand Bio and Signed Books - VJ Books".
  2. ^ "A Chase Thriller Running on All Cylinders : DADDY by Loup Durand (Villard Books: $18.95; 377 pp.) - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 26 February 1989.