Gérard de Villiers

Who was Gérard de Villiers?

Gérard de Villiers was a French writer, journalist and publisher. His SAS series of spy novels have been bestsellers, according to the New York Times, "His works have been translated and are especially popular in Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Japan. SAS series has sold about 100 million copies worldwide, which would make it one of the top-selling series in history, on a par with Ian Fleming's James Bond books. SAS may be the longest-running fiction series ever written by a single author.". Viking has plans to publish his 2011 thriller Les Fous de Benghazi, translated by William Rodarmor, next year.