Joël Houssin (29 August 1953 – 23 March 2022)[1][2] was a French author of science fiction, fantasy, and crime fiction. Two of his novels won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire while a third won the Prix Apollo.[1] He also wrote the film Dobermann, based on his series of police novels, and created the crime/fantasy TV series David Nolande [fr].[3] With Josiane Balasko, he wrote the screenplay of the 1991 film Ma vie est un enfer (My Life Is Hell).
