One Deadly Summer (novel)

One Deadly Summer
First edition (French)
AuthorSébastien Japrisot
Original titleL'Été meurtrier
TranslatorAlan Sheridan
LanguageFrench
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherHarcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publication date
1977
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1980
Media typePrint
AwardsPrix des Deux Magots

One Deadly Summer is a psychological suspense novel by Sébastien Japrisot, originally published in French as L'Été meurtrier in 1977. It received the 1978 Prix des Deux Magots in France. Japrisot also scripted the 1983 film adaptation directed by Jean Becker and starring Isabelle Adjani.