Prix du Quai des Orfèvres

The Prix du Quai des Orfèvres is an annual French literature award created in 1946 by Jacques Catineau. It goes to an unpublished manuscript written by an anonymous author for a French-language police novel. The selected novel is then published by a major French publishing house, since 1965 Fayard. The jury is led by the chief of the Prefecture of Police of Paris. The name of the award refers to the headquarters of the Paris police, located at 36, quai des Orfèvres.

Description
Every year, a jury of 22 members read 15 shortlisted unpublished manuscripts. Each shortlisted story must display an accurate knowledge of the law. The winning author gets a 50,000-copy publishing deal with Fayard, and 777 euros. Considered a prestigious award in the genre in France, it is also dubbed the "Goncourt des Polars".

Laureates
The following writers have received the award: