Hannelore Cayre is a French writer, director and criminal lawyer. The Godmother won the European Crime Fiction Prize and the Grand Prix de LittÃ(c)rature Policière, and has been shortlisted for a Crime Writers' Association Dagger award. The Godmother was also featured on The New York Times' '100 Notable Books of 2019' list and has been made into a major film starring Isabelle Huppert. The Inheritors is her latest book.