La Position du tireur couché

The Prone Gunman (La Position du tireur couché) is a thriller written by Jean-Patrick Manchette that was published in 1981.

Edition
The novel was published by Gallimard in the Black Series collection.

In 2010, illustrator Jacques Tardi produced an illustrated adaptation of the book.

In film

 * Le choc (English: The Shock) – French film directed by Robin Davis with Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve and Philippe Leotard
 * The Gunman, American-French-Spanish movie directed by Pierre Morel with Sean Penn, Idris Elba and Javier Bardem.

Comics

 * La Position du tireur couché – adaptation and drawings Jacques Tardi, from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Futuropolis 2010, ISBN 9782754804295