Claude Izner is the pseudonym of Liliane Korb (born
in 1940) and her sister Laurence Korb (born in 1951) also published under the name of Laurence Lefèvre. After colorful and
separate careers they started working together as secondhand booksellers on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris many years ago.
They have been writing together for over ten years. Their early novels
written together were targeted at younger readers. They have been writing the Victor Legris series since 1999 which is translated into English by Isabel Reid.
Originally planned as a series of eight books, the authors are now working on a ninth.
The bibliography below shows the UK and USA publication dates available at the time of writing. Details on the books in French can be
Murder On the Eiffel Tower (UK: 2007. US: 2008)
The Pere-Lachaise Mystery (UK: 2007), published in the US as The Disappearance at Pere-Lachaise (Sept 2009)
The Montmartre Investigation (UK: 2008)
The Marais Assassin (UK: 2009)
This biography was last updated on 10/16/2009.
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