Blood Red Rivers (French: Les Rivières pourpres) is a crime novel by Jean-Christophe Grangé, set in the French Alps. First published in French in 1997, it appeared in September 1999 in an English translation by Ian Monk.

Blood Red Rivers
First edition cover
AuthorJean-Christophe Grangé
Original titleLes Rivières pourpres
TranslatorIan Monk
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
GenreCrime novel
PublisherAlbin Michel
Publication date
10 September 1998
Published in English
2 September 1999
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages416
ISBN978-2-226-09331-8
OCLC38498923

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In 2000, Blood Red Rivers was adapted into film as The Crimson Rivers, starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel.[1] The Crimson Rivers, a tv series following the novel and its adaption first aired in 2018, starring Olivier Marchal and Erika Sainte.[2]

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  1. ^ Péron, Didier (27 September 2000). "Ça rame sur les Rivières pourpres". Libération (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ Didier, Carine (26 November 2018). "Les Rivières pourpres adapté en série : Erika Sainte et Olivier Marchal en tandem de choc". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2022.