George Arion

George Arion (born April 5, 1946 in Tecuci) is a Romanian crime writer.

Thanks to his first novel, George Arion quickly became known as the initiator of a renewal of the Romanian crime novel.

George Arion stands out through an alert rhythm, short phrases, the use of colored language by his characters, a good dose of humour and an extraordinary irony, which are still his trademark.

One can recognise the influences of Raymond Chandler, Boileau-Narcejac, San Antonio.

George Arion has written the lyrics for Eugen Cristea’s album called Soldat căzut din iubire (The Soldier Fallen for Love) in 2009.