This article is a case study focusing on the novel Derriére les panneaux il y a des hommes (2015) by Swiss writer Joseph Incardona. It proves that this winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policiére uses devices of crime fiction as a pretext to reflect on present-day social problems. After a brief introduction to the context of detective literature in France where the novel was published, an in-depth textual analysis is carried out. Its results show that the book is neither a traditional detective novel nor a thriller, but a roman noir. Subsequently, Incardona ś unique idiolect, the way in which he depicts the present, and his means of expression are discussed.
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