On his suggestion, she started to read thrillers by English-language authors, such as Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Graham Masterton, which inspired her to begin writing again.

[1][3][4][5] Faivre d'Arcier has travelled widely in the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia, which are areas that have inspired her writing.

[1][2][3][4] Faivre d'Arcier has also written noir fiction, including L'ange blanc s'habille en noir (The White Angel wears black) in 2001, Les Yeux de cendre (The eyes of ashes) in 2006, and Les Passagers du roi de Rome (The passengers of the King of Rome) in 2009.

Recent novels and stories have been inspired by the Pigalle district of Paris and Arcachon Bay, of which Cap Ferret is a part.

She is also a member of l'Association des amis de Chester Himes à Bordeaux et sur le basin (ACHAAB), an association of authors of thrillers who come from the south-west of France.

[1][3][5] In 1998, Faivre d'Arcier won the Prix Ozone for La Déesse écarlate, the second part of her trilogy, which draws on Hindu mythology.