Michel Bussi Books in Order
Michel Bussi has written 9 books, published between 2008 and 2025. The first book is Mourir sur Seine (2008) and the newest is Lying in Wait (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2008–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,643 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 44–66 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,643 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Michel Bussi is a French thriller writer who also works as a professor of geography at the University of Rouen, where he leads a CNRS research unit and specialises in electoral geography. Bussi was the second bestselling author in France in 2018, with 975,800 copies sold, and has appeared in the annual top ten every year since 2013. His 9 catalogued titles begin with Mourir sur Seine (2008) and take in Black Water Lilies (2011), After the Crash (2012), Don't Let Go (2013) and Time Is a Killer (2016), reaching Lying in Wait (2025).
How many Michel Bussi books are there?
Michel Bussi has 9 books, released between 2008 and 2025.
Michel Bussi Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Michel Bussi books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Mourir sur Seine2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 2Black Water Lilies2011 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/420114191/4
- 3After the Crash2012 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/420123861/4
- 4Don't Let Go2013 · 362 pages · confirmed 1/420133621/4
- 5Time Is a Killer2016 · 516 pages · confirmed 1/420165161/4
- 6Never Forget2020 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420204801/4
- 7The Double Mother / Wrong Mother / Other Mother2021 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420214801/4
- 8Nothing Can Erase You2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 9Lying in Wait2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Michel Bussi books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
9 books9 Michel Bussi titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michel Bussi books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Michel Bussi books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Michel Bussi
Start with Mourir sur Seine (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michel Bussi book?
Lying in Wait (2025) is the newest Michel Bussi book released so far.
Is there a new Michel Bussi book coming?
No next Michel Bussi book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Michel Bussi has won
Wikidata records 5 awards for Michel Bussi. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- prix Sang d'encre des lycéens2015Won
- Prix Maison de la Presse2012Wonfor After the Crash
- Michel-Lebrun prize2011Wonfor Black Waterlilies
- prix Gouttes de Sang d'encre2011Won
- Prix Sang d'Encre2007Won
Michel Bussi at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michel Bussi published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Michel Bussi books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,643 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 450 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michel Bussi books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Michel Bussi books are about
6 of the 9 Michel Bussi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 3 of 6 books
- Death 2 of 6 books
- Family life 2 of 6 books
- France 2 of 6 books