2015 Spring-Summer Foreign Rights Catalogue

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Foreign Rights
Catalogue
Spring-Summer 2015
Bastei Lübbe AG
Foreign Rights Department
Schanzenstraße 6-20 51063 Köln  Germany
Tel: +49 (0)2 21| 82 00 - 27 00
Fax: +49 (0)2 21| 82 00 17 00
Christian Stüwe ([email protected])
Index
Fiction
Thriller
Conrath, Martin: I SHALL KILL....................................................................................................................... 5
Drews, Christine: DEATH AFTER SCHOOL HOURS .................................................................................... 6
Etzold, Veit: THE PENCILLER OF DEATH .................................................................................................... 7
Crime Novels
Almstädt, Eva: BALTIC FIRE ......................................................................................................................... 8
Benkau, Jennifer: THE BED OF ROSES ....................................................................................................... 9
Dietrich, Wolf S.: FRIESIAN REVENGE ...................................................................................................... 10
Giordano, Mario: AUNT POLDI AND THE SICILIAN LIONS........................................................................ 11
Jacobi, Ellen: MURDEROUS ANNIVERSARY............................................................................................. 12
Ohlandt; Nina: THE CRY OF THE SEAGULL .............................................................................................. 13
Peinkofer, Michael: THE FALL MURDER CASE ......................................................................................... 14
Thielking, Helge: THE GOOD CHILD .......................................................................................................... 15
Novels/ Modern Woman’s Novel
Andeck, Mara: NATURAL BORN CHILLERS .............................................................................................. 16
Lamballe, Marie: THE DEEP BLUE OF THE OCEAN ................................................................................. 17
Müntefering, Mirjam: ABOUT THE HAPPINESS OF HORSES ................................................................... 18
Taylor, Kathryn: DARINGHAM HALL ........................................................................................................... 19
Walden, Laura: THE HIDING PLACE AT THE END OF THE CLIFFS ......................................................... 20
Landscape Novel
Caspari, Sofia: IN THE VALLEY OF THE LEMON TREES.......................................................................... 21
Holmström, Linnea: ELKS IN THE APPLE TREE ........................................................................................ 22
Lark, Sarah: THE LEGEND OF THE FIRE MOUNTAIN .............................................................................. 23
Historical Novel
Dempf, Peter: THE LADY OF THE SMUGGLERS ..................................................................................... 24
Flacke, Ursula: THE GIRL FROM VINSCHGAU VALLEY ........................................................................... 25
Fulvio, Luca di: THE CHILD WHO FOUND THE SUN AT NIGHT ............................................................... 26
Kröhn, Julia: THE SONG OF FOG ISLAND ................................................................................................. 27
Peter, Maria W.: THE COAST OF FREEDOM ............................................................................................. 28
Roth, Corinna: IN THE ARMS OF THE WIND ............................................................................................. 29
Waters, Shirley: THE CURSE OF THE VIKING ........................................................................................... 30
Fantasy
Jacuba, Tom: CALYPTO – THE MASTERS OF THE FORESTS ................................................................ 31
Russbült, Stephan: LORD LIMBUS ......................................................................................................... …32
Talmar, Robert M: TIME OF THE GILWE .................................................................................................... 33
Erotica
Eden, Jasmin: HAREM OF PASSION ......................................................................................................... 34
Held, Zoe: WITH A FIRM HAND .................................................................................................................. 34
Non-Fiction
Infotainment
Barber, Klaus: 007 DRIVES A 911............................................................................................................... 36
Cammarata, Patricia: I’D LOVE TO, MOM, YOU ASS BOMB ..................................................................... 37
Golluch, Norbert: YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION! ............................................................... 38
Gringel, Dana: OUR YOUNGEST HAS FOUR PAWS ................................................................................. 39
Möller, Philipp: ME HAVING FLESH OF GENIUS ....................................................................................... 40
Wilhelm, Uwe: NO FUN ALLOWED ............................................................................................................. 41
Wittman, Fritz: DOC HOLIDAY .................................................................................................................... 42
Zimmermann, Juliane: THE DEVIL IS IN THE INTERCITY-EXPRESS ....................................................... 43
Guide Book
Beerhenke, Oliver: A BULL OF A GUY ........................................................................................................ 44
Autobiography
Heino: MY WAY ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Memoirs/ True Story
Horny, Tinka: THE DAUGHTER THAT WAS GIVEN AWAY ....................................................................... 46
Richter, Caroline: : I WILL FIND YOU! ......................................................................................................... 47
Schöner; Hanna: YOUR LOVE FEELS LIKE HATRED................................................................................ 48
Zschornack,Franz: FRANZ IN LUCK ........................................................................................................... 49
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Martin Conrath: I SHALL KILL
Thriller
approx. 400 pages
978-3-404-17255-9
Paperback
August 2015
Thriller
made in
Germany
A fast-paced, suspense-laden thriller
I SHALL KILL is the third case for unconventional profiler Fran Miller. This time, she is hunting a serial killer
that takes revenge on people who commit moral misconduct. The guideline that he uses is the list of the
seven social sins enumerated by Gandhi: knowledge without character, wealth without work, pleasure without
conscience, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics
without principle.
On the campus of the University of Düsseldorf, the dead body of Professor Jan Prokter is found, who was
beaten to death. He carries a USB stick with a message: “You shall not have knowledge without conscience.”
When profiler Fran Miller and Sascha Herz, the head of the major case squad, start investigating their first
leads, it becomes clear that Prokter had many enemies who don’t regret that he is dead. And before they get
the chance to interrogate all suspects, another dead body shows up that is also carrying a message: carved
into the forehead.
For all readers of Richard Montanari, Michael Robotham, and Chris Carter
Also available:
THE PAIN COLLECTOR
THE DEVIL’S FLOWER
Martin Conrath has published several crime novels, one of which was filmed for the TV series Tatort. In
addition, he is a member of an author duo who call themselves Sabine Martin and have written successful
historical novels. Martin Conrath lives and writes in Düsseldorf.
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Christine Drews: DEATH AFTER SCHOOL HOURS
Thriller
approx. 320 pages
978-3-404-17191-0
Paperback
May 2015
Translation rights of Christine Drews
thrillers have already been sold to:
Czech Republic, France, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain
DEATH AFTER SCHOOL HOURS is the third case for the detective duo Charlotte Schneidmann and Peter
Käfer.
Charlotte Schneidmann and Peter Käfer are called to a boarding school. A dead body has been found at
Lemburg Castle, in the historic part of the boarding school, which also houses a small museum with a display
of ancient torture instruments that is open to the public. One of the students – Max Wenke – is stuck in an
iron maiden lying toppled on the floor. The 17-year-old victim is covered with stab wounds; the cause of death
is exsanguination. What happened? Was it an accident during a hazing ritual? A suicide? Or a brutal murder?
Max was one of the school’s stars, one of the best students ever, popular with the teachers, and respected
and feared by his schoolmates. He could have any girl he wanted even though there was the persistent rumor
he might be gay. The Lemburg pupils behave in a condescending and arrogant way towards the two
detectives but it doesn’t take long and Charlotte und Käfer find out that Max used to manipulate people, as he
pleased, and had no scruples about defending his image by all means at his disposal. So Max was a typical
winner and that makes a suicide rather improbable.
But his mother, Sonja, paints a completely different picture of her son: sensitive and vulnerable, Max was still
mourning the loss of his father, who died a year ago to the day. Prior to his death, Alexander Wenke had
been in charge of a significant construction project at Lemburg Castle that caused some resentment among
parents and teachers. Yet, his deadly car accident during the construction phase did not raise any suspicion.
However, with Max’s death exactly one year later, it appears in a different light, and neither Charlotte nor
Käfer are willing to believe in a morbid prank of fate. So was it suicide after all? Or did father and son both fall
victim to the same killer?
Also available:
THE SHADOW FRIEND
CHILDREN OF PHOENIX
Christine Drews was still studying German philology and psychology when she started working for various
television production companies. Since going freelance in 2002, she has been writing scripts for motion
pictures and family and comedy series and participating as co-author on numerous show formats.
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Veit Etzold: THE PENCILLER OF DEATH
Thriller
approx. 448 pages
978-3-404-17229-0
Paperback
July 2015
Translation rights of Veit
Etzold’s thrillers have already
been sold to: Czech Republic,
Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Spain, Turkey
“A psycho-thriller such as we have come to know only from the likes of Mo Hayder or Cody
Mcfadyen.” NDR
With his thrillers, Veit Etzold secured himself a place among the top thriller authors and the press hails his
work putting him on the same level as the best American thriller authors. After the Spiegel bestsellers FINAL
CUT, AGONY, and GUARDIAN OF DEATH, THE PENCILLER OF DEATH is the fourth thriller featuring Clara
Vidalis, the pathopsychology expert at Berlin’s State Office of Criminal Investigations, LKA, who - together
with her team - hunts down sexual predators, ritual murderers, and serial killers.
The discovery of a corpse puzzles the Berlin Police Department. The murder victim was appallingly mutilated
and covered with strange signs that look somehow familiar to Clara Vidalis and her team. Are these carvings
into the flesh ritual symbols, a particularly extreme form of body decoration, or could it be that they are a
code? When the autopsy of the victim reveals even more gruesome details, it becomes clear that there were
crimes in the past with a similar modus operandi. The trail leads to a serial killer who, ten years ago, spread
fear among the population of the western United States. During the course of one summer, the “Angel of
Death” struck terror with his killings before, all of a sudden, bidding his farewell with a bloody message, “It’s
not over till it’s over.” Has the „Angel of Death“ returned? But what is he doing in Berlin of all places? And
what has he done during the past decade?
Total circulation of books by Veit Etzold: 300.000 copies
Also available:
FINAL CUT
AGONY
GUARDIAN OF DEATH
Veit Etzold, was born in Bremen in 1973. He pursued studies in English language and literature, art history,
media science, and general management in Oldenburg, London, and Barcelona, receiving his doctoral
degree in 2005 with a thesis on the motion picture Matrix. During and after his education, he worked in
banking, business consulting, management training, and the media industry. Veit Etzold lives in Berlin.
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Eva Almstädt: BALTIC FIRE
Crime Novel
approx. 336 pages
978-3-404-17187-3
Paperback
March 2015
Total print-run of Eva
Almstädt’s books:
500,000 copies
A new Baltic coast thriller by Eva Almstädt
Police detective Pia Korittki investigates a new case – it is already her tenth – and the number of devoted
fans of Eva Almstädt’s whodunits starring the unconventional and driven detective is steadily on the rise. In
2004, Eva Almstädt published her first crime thriller in the series. Ever since, her Pia Korittki novels have
become massive success stories and this without any form of marketing support, just by word of mouth.
Especially online, in the social networking world, the author has long become a cult-like sensation.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Eva Almstädt’s crime thriller series is the fact that the murders take
place in the rural settings along the German Baltic coast. There, where one would least expect it, the evil
lurks behind the conservative façade.
Another secret of the series’ success lies in the charismatic cast of characters, led by detective Pia Korittki
whose personal and love life is filled with surprising twists and turns and dramatic events so that she grows
on the readers, more and more with every volume.
The pastor of a village on the Baltic coast is found dead in the sacristy – murdered. Police detective Pia
Korittki and her Lübeck-based major case response team start investigating. The case proves to be quite
challenging, though, as the pastor doesn’t seem to have had any enemies. It is only after a second murder
that the facades begin to crumble. All of a sudden, Pia finds herself fighting on all fronts – both in her
personal life, as she runs the risk of losing custody of her son, Felix, and professionally. For the villagers
succumb to an old superstition that says: Death comes in threes.
Eva Almstädt, born in Hamburg in 1965, is a television producer and interior decorator. Since 2001 she has
been a freelance author. She lives with her family in Northern Germany.
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Jennifer Benkau: THE BED OF ROSES
Crime Novel
approx. 320 pages
978-3-431-03915-3
Hardcover
March 2015
A poignant love story – and an awful truth
THE BED OF ROSES is a captivating love story with a grim twist. The protagonist, Wanda, learns alarming
things about her fiancé’s past – and finally she has to face the question: What if the person you love most in
this world is not the man you thought you knew?
When her fiancé gets into a serious accident and falls into a coma, shortly before their planned wedding,
Wanda’s entire world comes crashing down. But what happens next, plunges her into even deeper turmoil:
She finds out puzzling inconsistencies about Karim’s life. He seems to be the complete opposite of the man
she thought he was.
Wanda begins to search for the truth and finds horrible newspaper articles which speak of murder – and of a
culprit on the run. Could it be that Karim is a murderer? Wanda refuses to believe that.
Then she notices that she is being chased. At first, she only receives letters warning her not to dig into the
past any deeper, then someone breaks into her apartment and leaves a bloody warning.
Wanda is forced to confront a terrible question: Would Karim be capable of committing such a heinous act?
For all readers of Nicki French
Jennifer Benkau, born in Solingen in 1980, lives today in the Rhineland together with her husband, a bunch
of kids, and two dogs. Already in her youth she hammered her stories into an anachronistic typewriter and in
2008, she decided to completely devote herself to writing.
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Wolf S. Dietrich: FRIESIAN REVENGE
Crime Novel
397 pages
978-3-404-17152-1
Paperback
March 2015
Part one in a new crime novel series that is set in Eastern Friesland
In a hotel on the island of Borkum, two people cross paths whose lives are linked by a dark secret. Twenty
years earlier, a crime was committed on the island. It was never solved but now it casts a dark shadow over
the encounter. One of the perpetrators attracts the attention of the woman, whose life he destroyed, and
suddenly he finds himself at the edge of an abyss. He starts fighting for his life, desperately but in vain. The
result is a bizarre homicide with a political twist that brings in the State Office of Criminal Investigations (LKA).
For the victim was the brother of an influential politician.
Rieke Bernstein, the head of the LKA’s crime operations division is sent to Eastern Friesland to support local
law enforcement in their investigations. In the city of Emden, she makes the acquaintance of Anne Holthusen,
a journalist who helps her to find clues that lead far back into the past. And by following them she is not only
placing herself in danger but also everyone who is near and dear to her.
Wolf S. Dietrich studied German philology and theology. He worked as a teacher, as a research assistant at
the University of Göttingen, and as the pedagogical director of a comprehensive school. Today he lives and
works as a freelance author in Göttingen and on the North Sea coast. Wolf S. Dietrich is a member of
Syndikat, an organization of writers of German crime novels.
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Mario Giordano: AUNT POLDI AND THE SICILIAN LIONS
Crime Novel
approx. 368 pages
978-3-431-03914-6
Hardcover
March 2015
A lead title in our program and
recommended by
New Books in German
AUNT POLDI AND THE SICILIAN LIONS is the first book in a new, very charming and humorous cozy crime
series that is set on the island of Sicily. A friendly and slightly bewildered look at Sicily, its beauty, its
stereotypes and absurdities, and an investigator that one cannot help but love.
On her 60th birthday, Aunt Poldi decides that she has had enough. She is tired of life and all she wants is to
go to the ocean and die there, in peace. But there is more to Sicily than just the ocean and good food, there
is also the family of her late husband, Peppe. A combination of vitality and joie de vivre that doesn’t exactly
make it easy on her to die. When then, on top of that, her young gardener gets murdered the peaceful times
are over for good. Aunt Poldi has a purpose and a goal: to apprehend the murderer. In the process, she
follows the trace of valuable mosaics and lion statues that were stolen from a gate, has to search for
mushrooms on Mount Etna and survive a Sicilian wedding and, of course, wherever she goes, she feels
surrounded by Mafia.
However, it is a chance for Aunt Poldi to show the boys down there how an investigation is conducted when it
is done in the correct manner. No wonder that handsome Commissario Montana is extremely annoyed that
she is poking her nose into his case. But in the long run, no one can resist Aunt Poldi.
Some of Aunt Poldi’s pearls of wisdom:
„The first rule of success for women in business! If things get serious: always wear a skirt, always show your
cleavage! “
„Always overdress, because: Decency is weakness, mark my words!“
„If all else has failed, stick to the emergency plan: A prosecco to wake up. Then an espresso with a shot of
Grappa. At 11:00 am the first wheat beer. And so on.“
Mario Giordano, born in Munich in 1963, studied psychology at the University of Düsseldorf. He writes
novels, books for adolescents, and screenplays. He lives in Cologne.
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Ellen Jacobi: MURDEROUS ANNIVERSARY
Crime Novel
approx. 256 pages
978-3-404-17205-4
Paperback
August 2015
For all fans of the crime mystery novels by Rita Falk, Volker Klüpfel & Michael Kobr: MURDEROUS
ANNIVERSARY is a feel-good whodunit with a rural flair that is written with a light touch and filled with quirky
characters.
Lothar E. Schuknecht, retired chief prosecutor and Professor Emeritus of legal philosophy, is on a mission:
An anonymous letter writer has sent him a hit list. 30 years after a devastating fire in a rehab facility for
addiction treatment in Biblinghausen, a village in the German region of Bergisches Land, the people, who
were responsible, are targeted to be assassinated. Schuknecht tries to prevent this by all means – even at
the cost of moving away from Hamburg and into the seclusion of Biblinghausen. In the disguise of a hobby
entomologist, he starts investigating immediately drawing the attention of the suspicious villagers.
Veronika Dornbusch-Bommelbeck, retired elementary school teacher and bustling manager of the local momand-pop shop, has a hunch that something odd and strange is going on in Biblinghausen. It cannot be that a
farmer slips on his new golf shoes and drowns in his own cesspool; this must have been murder - disguised
as an accident. And also the sudden death of her neighbor, Käthe Tragelehn, seems to have been caused by
everything but natural causes.
The arrival of chief prosecutor Schuknecht raises the hope in Veronika that she has finally found an ally in her
fight against crime. However, Schuknecht is not at all enthused by her ambitions. And soon, there is another
dead body – and an attempt on the life of Hendrike Tragelehn, grandniece and heiress of the late Käthe, who
has just returned from London.
Ellen Jacobi was born in 1960 on the Lower Rhine. As the daughter of a librarian and collector of fairytale
books, she discovered her love of books and storytelling at an early age. After pursuing studies in Anglistics
and general literature, she worked as a tour guide and teacher in England. In Germany, she was an editor for
magazines and daily newspapers. She lives in Cologne with her daughter.
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Nina Ohlandt: THE CRY OF THE SEAGULL
Crime Novel
507 pages
978-3-404-17136-1
Paperback
February 2015
Nina Ohlandt’s whodunits have everything that the fans of this genre want: a likeable investigator, an intricate
crime, and a lot of the regional flavor of the German north. THE CRY OF THE SEAGULL is after MURDERS
ON THE COAST the second case for police inspector John Benthien and his team.
Whenever he has the chance, Flensburg-based police detective John Benthien spends time in his weathered
captain’s house on the island of Sylt. On a gloomy October morning, two boys are killed in the vicinity of the
building. Was it an accident or murder? Benthien starts to investigate. As it turns out, the twins were vacation
guests at the Astarte guesthouse. There, inside the age-old Frisian house, the detective is met with a horrible
sight: A woman was brutally smothered to death. At this point, Benthien has no idea that this won’t be the last
death that is going to haunt the small guesthouse.
The continuing popularity that regional whodunits enjoy at home and abroad turn SEABOARD MURDERS
and THE CRY OF THE SEAGULL into perfect choices for all readers of Nele Neuhaus, Volker Klüpfel &
Michael Kobr.
Also available:
MURDERS ON THE COAST
Crime Novel
511 pages
978-3-404-16950-4
Paperback
March 2013
Nina Ohlandt was born in Wuppertal and grew up in Karlsruhe. She trained as a language teacher in Paris
while writing her first children’s book on the side. She later worked as a translator before finding her true
calling of writing crime novels in the land of her forebears, the so-called land between the seas.
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Michael Peinkofer: SNOW FALL (Vol.1)
Crime Novel
301 pages
978-3-404-17131-6
Paperback
November 2014
THE FALL MURDER CASE (Vol.2)
Crime Novel
approx. 320 pages
978-3-404-17217-7
Paperback
July 2015
Crime Novel meets Twin Peaks
The mystery is solved in Vol. 2,
THE FALL MURDER CASE
SNOW FALL (Vol.1):
Simon Fall writes crime novels but finds himself in a crisis both professionally and personally. On the advice
of his publisher, he takes a timeout and decides to head for the mountains where he can work on his next
novel in peace and quiet. He is caught in a surprise snowstorm on his drive. After he passes through a tunnel
and arrives in a remote Alpine valley, an avalanche comes down, and he has an accident. When he regains
consciousness, he finds himself in a small mountain village that has been temporarily shut off from the
outside world by the avalanche and heavy snowfall. Although all of the residents are nice – perhaps a bit
eccentric here and there – Fall finds something strange about the village right from the start.
And soon afterwards there is a murder. Strange in itself but all the more astonishing for Fall is the fact that the
victim has been draped in the same manner as in his latest novel – which hasn’t even been published yet!
Who could know about it? Fall has a vested interest in giving the case 100 percent and solving it, even
though he himself is a suspect. Yet there is no lack of suspects, particularly among the male population,
because it soon turns out that the victim was pregnant. She wanted to leave the village and flee. She didn’t
succeed.
Ultimately, Fall manages to find the perpetrator and apprehend him. The world seems to be in order once
again. It has also stopped snowing, and Fall can leave the village. Or so he thinks. He gets into his car, drives
through the tunnel, and winds up back where he departed from: the same little mountain village.
THE FALL SNOW CASE (Vol. 2):
Peter Fall is still stuck in the little mountain village. He simply cannot bring himself to leave. What is going on
here? There is an age-old secret that makes it a very special place, a secret that the villagers try to guard and
hide at any cost. They do not even shy away from murder. And so it begins to dawn on Peter that he may
have made a mistake and that he hasn’t found the real question mark killer yet. For nothing in this case is
what it seems to be, absolutely NOTHING...
Michael Peinkofer was born in 1969 and studied German literature, history, and communication sciences at
the University of Munich. Since 1995 he has been working as an independent author, film journalist, and
translator. He became known through his best-selling THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE RUNES. Michael
Peinkofer lives in the Allgäu region with his family.
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Helge Thielking: THE GOOD CHILD
Crime Novel
approx. 352 pages
978-3-404-17214-6
Paperback
August 2015
THE GOOD CHILD is a highly suspenseful, psychologically convincing thriller about a child that went missing
many years ago, and it is the first novel in a new series featuring major case detective Femke Sundermann.
Is it the return of a dead person? Or a particularly perfidious lie? Eighteen years ago, the public was outraged
by the murders of a young woman and her daughter, who was only a couple of months old at the time. In a
sensational trial that was based on circumstantial evidence, the alleged murderer was sentenced to life in
prison. Now, almost two decades later, a young woman shows up at the home of suspended chief detective
Femke Sundermann and claims to be the baby from back then. Where did the mysterious woman come
from? Is she telling the truth? What is she hiding and what are her plans? And what about her mother – is she
also still alive?
With the help of an expert team of investigators, forensic scientists, and DNA specialists, Femke Sundermann
reopens a case that had been deemed closed for years. What they discover is incredible and several people
have to pay with their lives.
For readers of fast-paced and psychologically convincing suspense novels with a quick sequence of
scenes
Helge Thielking, born in Bremen in 1975, turned his passion for traveling into his profession and studied
tourism economy and marketing. While he was still attending university, he discovered his second passion:
writing. After residing for a while in Wilhelmshaven, Los Angeles, and Cologne, he returned to live in his
hometown.
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Mara Andeck: NATURAL BORN CHILLERS
Modern Woman’s Novel
approx. 368 pages
978-3-404-17221-4
Paperback
July 2015
Hilariously funny, very well
written, and ingenious ideas – and
one of our editors’ favorite title!
NATURAL BORN CHILLERS is a romantic comedy about three girlfriends and a crazy idea – a real
girlfriends book to recommend to others.
Janna is a single mother who works from her desk at home writing travel guides about countries that she has
never visited. Helen is a successful PR exec at a huge corporation, who switches men almost as often as she
changes her silk underwear. Lou dreams of opting out of the consumer society completely and lead a selfsufficient life.
One boozy night, the three girlfriends sit together commiserating with each other. As tipsy as they are, they
come up with a new career plan for Janna: They want her to write a guidebook for the publishing house that
has just hired Helen for a marketing campaign. In a goofing mood, they start writing the synopsis of a Stone
Age Guidebook titled “Natural Born Chillers”. They mix the Stone Age with modern cultural despair, sex with
asceticism, blend in some nutrition and some abstinence, some art and some love of nature, and the result is
an exotic mixture. Crucial for this new philosophy of life: to be relaxed, to be lazy, and to do nothing. And
Janna’s, Helen’s, and Lou’s new Stone Age formula for a happier life is: „There is power in the cave”.
In order to add more authenticity and credibility to the project, the women invent the pseudonym of a male
author with a ludicrous life story. But then the success of the book turns the lives of the three friends upside
down. The first thing on their to-do-list is to find someone who can fit into the role of the guru, who allegedly
wrote the guidebook. No sooner said than done! But this is when the real problems start. Especially those
with the handsome brother of the guru-wannabe.
Mara Andeck was born in 1967. She studied journalism and biology, completed an internship with the WDR,
and works today as a science journalist. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and their dog in a little
village on the outskirts of Stuttgart.
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Marie Lamballe: THE DEEP BLUE OF THE OCEAN
Novel
approx. 448 pages
978-3-404-17188-0
Paperback
April 2015
For readers of
Lucinda Riley’s
“The Lavender Garden“
An atmospheric novel about a family secret, set against the imposing background of Brittany and taking place
on two time levels.
After her father’s death, as Katharina von Staden is packing up her parents’ lives in boxes, she finds in the
attic of their house a portfolio with hundreds of watercolor paintings. They depict picturesque landscapes, a
deep blue ocean and, time and again, a manor house with a medieval flair amidst an enchanted garden.
Where is this magical place? And how did these paintings come into her family’s possession? Her search
takes Katharina to Brittany, to a weathered estate on the Côte d’Eméraude. Together with the charismatic
owner of the castle, she delves into the past of the place, which brings unexpected revelations to light.
In the fall of 1939: As she is fleeing from the Nazis, nineteen-year-old Margot Löwenstein’s ship is wrecked.
Breton farmers find the unconscious girl on the beach and carry her into the castle of the Morand family who
take her in and nurse her back to health. Alan de Morand, the son of the family, happens to spend his
vacation at home and falls in love with the shipwrecked beauty. Margot reciprocates his love and before long,
the young couple decides to get married – much to the chagrin of Alan’s family. But Margot’s happiness is
only short-lived for soon after the wedding, the entire north of Brittany is occupied by the Germans. Alan, who
had already returned to his battalion, ends up in a prisoner-of-war camp but nobody knows where he was
taken. These are hard times for Margot. She finds herself alone amidst a family who does not hide their
disapproval of her and only protects her from the Nazis for their son’s sake. While Margot tries to escape her
loneliness by painting, a storm starts brewing in the Morand family that will soon take charge of Margot’s
destiny in the most dramatic of ways.
English summary available
Marie Lamballe was born in Hanover. Early in her life she, discovered her love for France. She studied
French and started writing shortly after having completed her studies. Today, the mother of two grown-up
children lives near Frankfurt. She enjoys developing ideas for her stories in her favorite café.
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Mirjam Müntefering: ABOUT THE HAPPINESS OF HORSES
Novel
approx. 352 pages
978-3-404-17241-2
Paperback
August 2015
A touching novel about letting go, love, and second chances in life
Almost two years have passed since thirteen-year-old Clara had to hear the fateful gunshot, with which her
father ended his life. Ever since the previously lively girl has grown into a withdrawn and depressed teenager.
Her mother, Emilie, had hoped spending the summer vacation in Spain could change that but their trip ends
in tragedy: On their way home, mother and daughter get in a car accident on the freeway.
Even though they remain unharmed, they watch, as others need to be rescued, some of them critically
injured. Furthermore, one of the cars involved in the pile-up is a horse trailer with five animals inside. Four of
the horses cannot be saved and a policeman euthanizes them on the spot by shooting them in the head.
Miraculously, however, a young gelding has escaped almost uninjured except for a few abrasions. Due to the
facts that the horse trailer is no longer roadworthy and the truck’s driver and owner of the horses is injured,
they want to euthanize the young gelding, too.
When Clara overhears them talking about that, she tries desperately to prevent the policeman from killing the
animal. On the spur of the moment, Emilie buys the horse from its handler saving the animal’s life. But
already during the transport to Germany, it becomes clear that their new pet, „Fellow“, suffered a severe
psychological trauma that requires exceptional care. The horse has a problem that Emilie cannot remedy with
her usual dedication; vigilance is needed and, most of all, patience.
All the horse trainers that she calls in fail because of the animal’s distrust and deep-rooted grief. In this
seemingly hopeless situation, Emilie hears about Daniel who used to be known as a real “horse whisperer”
but gave up this job a few years earlier to live a secluded life running some kind of sanctuary for old horses
and horses that can no longer be ridden. She calls him and asks him to take “Fellow” in and work with him.
Initially, the horse expert agrees but when Emilie explains to him that the horse will not even go close to a
trailer, Daniel refuses to come to them and work with the horse. So there is only one thing left for Emilie to do:
On foot, she and Clara and Fellow set off to meet with Daniel.
A deeply moving novel in the tradition of “The Horse Whisperer“.
Also available (a.o.):
TODAY IS FOREVER / CHRISTMAS WITH BOLLE
Mirjam Müntefering, born in 1969, lives in Bochum, graduated there after majoring in film sciences and
worked as a television producer. For some years now she is working as an author and a coach in her own pet
obedience school.
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Kathryn Taylor: DARINGHAM HALL. THE INHERITANCE (Vol.1)
Novel
approx. 352 pages
978-3-404-17241-2
DARINGHAM HALL will be one of
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The new trilogy by Spiegel best-selling author Kathryn Taylor
After the sensational success of her COLOURS OF LOVE series, Kathryn Taylor is launching a new trilogy
that demonstrates her writing talent and versatility, DARINGHAM HALL. With COLOURS OF LOVE, the
author managed to accurately meet the needs and expectations of the „50 Shades of Grey“ target audience.
The novels made it up to number 2 on the Spiegel bestseller list and the total circulation has already
exceeded 500.000 copies. With the new project, DARINGHAM HALL, we are broadening the playing field of
this terrific author. With DARINGHAM HALL, Kathryn Taylor proves that she is also perfectly capable of
writing brilliant and very successful books for the many female readers of romantic love stories.
The series is an ideal choice for readers of Kate Morton and Rosamunde Pilcher, as well as for fans of
successful television series like „Downton Abbey“. DARINGHAM HALL is a romantic and passionate story
and the main setting is a country estate in East Anglia. In creating characters of different age groups with a
high identification potential and complex and intertwined love stories, Kathryn Taylor manages to captivate
the reader right from the start. The author does so by following the formulas for success implemented by
highly addictive and extremely successful international television shows and uses skillful cliffhangers to
sustain the interest of the readers throughout the entire trilogy.
Family life at Daringham Hall, located in the idyllic landscape of East Anglia, gets turned upside down when
Ben Sterling, an American IT entrepreneur, shows up at the country estate. For Ben is the actual heir to the
property – and he is out for revenge on the family that treated his mother so badly and kicked her out of the
house. But then, he falls passionately in love with Kate, a veterinarian. Kate is the veterinarian in charge of
the animals at Daringham Hall and she has been close to the family since she was a child. She helps Ben
gain a completely new perspective of Daringham Hall and its inhabitants. Before long, he doesn’t know
anymore whether he should give his family a second chance or stick with his plan for revenge.
Daringham Hall – The Decision
(Vol.2)
approx. 350 pages
978-3-404-17227-6
June 2015
Daringham Hall – The
Return (Vol.3)
approx. 350 pages
978-3-404-17228-3
Early 2016
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Laura Walden: THE HIDING PLACE AT THE END OF THE CLIFFS
Novel
approx. 496 pages
978-3-404-17233-7
Paperback
August 2015
A thrilling Scottish Highlands saga of a dark family secret
Already, Laura Walden has a huge fan base due to the success of her New Zealand novels and the total
circulation of her books is more than 500.000 copies. In her new novel, THE HIDING PLACE AT THE END
OF THE CLIFFS, the author tells another gripping and thrilling story about intrigues and betrayal, love and
false friends. Set against the breathtaking landscape of the Scottish Highlands, the novel unravels the fateful
connection between two family clans and a secret from days long passed.
Isle of Skye, present day. Since her parents and her brother died in an accident three years earlier, Dona
MacLeod is forced to run her family’s whiskey distillery all by herself. Now she plans on doing even more and
repair and maintain the family’s castle to preserve its century-old tradition for the generations to come.
Thanks to her hard work, business is better than it has been in a long time. Yet, her fiancé, Gordon
MacArrans, keeps urging her to sell the property. But Dona refuses to do so and, furthermore, she decides to
break off her engagement with Gordon, for all she can feel for him is friendship. Seemingly unruffled, Gordon
accepts her decision because he believes he has already found other ways of making her compliant to his
wishes. By coincidence, he has come across the last will of Dona’s great grandfather, which stipulates that
the MacLeod castle will go to a distant relative, Alister Brodie. Brodie is delighted by the prospect of inheriting
a Scottish castle and turning it into a hotel. Right away, sparks start flying between Dona and Alister, and it
looks as if their attraction to each other could lead to an amicable solution of the problem. But Gordon is not
willing to stand by and watch his plans get thwarted, not again.
Isle of Skye, 70 years earlier. Mairie MacLeod’s marriage to her choleric husband, Gavin, is a living hell. The
love of Mairie’s life, Colm Lamont, threw himself from the cliffs after learning about Mairie’s wedding, and only
Colm’s brother, Donald Lamont, could prevent her from following him into death. When Mairie gets so
desperate that she engages in an affair and ends up pregnant, she fears the worst. And indeed: The telltale
birthmark on the neck of little Bruce has an eye-opening effect on Gavin. He vows bloody revenge.
Also available:
IN THE VALLEY OF THE BIG GEYSERS / THE SECRET OF THE LAST MOA/ THE OATH OF THE MAORI
GIRL
Laura Walden studied law and worked for several years as an attorney in Hamburg. But then her passion for
telling compelling stories became so strong that she decided to turn her writing skills into a profession. The
proof of how wise this decision was lies in the success of her thrilling novels, which are always about dark
family secrets set against breathtaking landscapes.
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Sofia Caspari: IN THE VALLEY OF THE LEMON TREES
Landscape Novel
approx. 479 pages
978-3-404-17212-2
Paperback
May 2015
A gripping and evocative
family saga set against the
breathtaking backdrop of
Brazil
After the conclusion of her successful Argentina trilogy that follows multiple generations, Sofia Caspari’s new
novel takes the reader on a journey to one of the most fascinating countries in South America: Brazil.
At the heart of the book are the stories of two immigrant families who leave their respective homes in
Germany and Italy in the middle of the 19th century to start a new life in Brazil. The families meet on the ship
and their fates become intertwined.
Italy, 1859: Nineteen-year-old Pauline has to drop everything and flee with her father from Sicily because he
has defrauded the patron of the region. They board a ship bound for Brazil and during the passage, they
make the acquaintance of the Hartung family, who turned their backs on a modest life in the Hunsrück.
Pauline and Jonas Hartung feel attracted to each other but fate and Pauline’s father have different plans.
After their arrival in Brazil, he marries his daughter off – without hesitation and under false pretenses – to
Augusto Tewes. He is the wealthy owner of the fazenda Boa Vista and a gemstone mine but he is also
harboring a dark secret.
The wedding between Pauline and Tewes is the reason for Jonas to leave Brazil to strike it big in California.
During his journey, he gets stranded in Nicaragua, penniless and forlorn, where his luck changes and he
goes on to become the co-owner of a coffee plantation. However, he cannot forget about Pauline.
Pauline gives birth to Augusto’s daughter but she cannot find happiness in her marriage. When her child dies
from a fever, her sorrow and loneliness become overwhelming. When Pauline finds out that Augusto has
already a wife and a son, who are banished, she makes the decision to leave Boa Vista and search for
Jonas. Pauline finds Jonas and together, they return to Rio Grande del Sol. By then, the fazenda is in
decline, as Augusto Tewes is desperate after losing Pauline. Augusto’s first wife will take over Boa Vista.
Pauline and Jonas get married and return to Nicaragua.
Sofia Caspari: for weeks on the SPIEGEL ONLINE bestseller list
Total print-run of books by Sofia Caspari: over 200.000 copies
Also available:
IN THE LAND OF THE CORAL TREE/ THE FLAMINGO LAGOON/ THE SONG OF THE WATERFALL
Sofia Caspari, born in 1972, has frequently traveled to Central and South America. This is also where part of
her family lives. She spent an extended period of time in Argentina, a country with people, landscapes, and a
history that have left a deep impression on her. After stays in Ireland and France, she lives today with her
husband and little son in a small village in the Nahe Valley.
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Linnea Holmström: ELKS IN THE APPLE TREE
Landscape Novel
302 pages
978-3-404-17143-9
Paperback
February 2015
ELKS IN THE APPLE TREE is the third Sweden novel by Linnea Holmström. After JOYFUL SUMMER
TRAVELS, this is another gripping and romantic story that begins during the summer and ends at Christmas.
The setting is a small bakery with an attached café and at the center of the story is a writer from Stockholm
who meets a bakery owner from the countryside.
Right on the waterfront, in the idyllic little village of Norrfällsviken on the Swedish North Sea coast, Liv runs a
bakery and a small café. Liv’s life, however, is everything but idyllic: with running the café and taking care of
her three children and her father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, she has more than her hands full.
In the big city of Stockholm, the writer Björn Bjerking leads a dissolute life. Since the separation from his wife,
he hasn’t written a single word but makes headlines with scandals and affairs. It is only with reluctance that
he agrees to the offer of his agent, Frederika, to move into her parents’ home in Norrfällsviken to write his
next book. Björn reaches Norrfällsviken late at night, in a bad mood and driving much too fast, with the result
that he hits a woman with his car: Liv. When she wakes up in the hospital, she learns that she suffered a
concussion and a complicated fracture and that she will be bed-ridden for a while. What now? Who is going
to take care of her kids and her ill father? And what will happen to the café? Frederika, an old friend of Liv’s
family, promises her to take care of everything. While she assumes the baking duties, she assigns Björn to
manage the household and the children.
Disaster takes its course. However, slowly but surely, Björn grows into his role helping Liv’s daughter, Jonna,
to cope with her first heartbreak, and little Nils provides him with the inspiration for a new story.
Even though Liv is able to go home after her surgery, she is still in need of Björn’s help. There is frequent
tension between them and after a particularly heated argument, Björn takes to his heels and leaves. Liv is
convinced that she has lost him forever and the kids miss him too, a lot. That year, little Nils has only one
wish for Santa: that Björn returns to Norrfällsviken. And then, shortly before Christmas, he is back, standing in
front of their door…
A soul-stirring story about leaving your past behind to find the courage for a new beginning
With authentic Swedish baking recipes to try at home
Linnea Holmström loves the vastness and diversity of Sweden. When she is not busy traveling the country
or describing her experiences in a new novel, she loves to spend time in the kitchen trying new recipes.
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Sarah Lark: THE LEGEND OF THE FIRE MOUNTAIN
Landscape Novel
approx. 912 pages
978-3-7857-2536-8
Hardcover
August 2015
Sarah Lark: one of the German best-selling authors who are also internationally successful
After IN THE TIME OF THE FIRE BLOSSOMS and THE SOUND OF THE CONCH, this is the stand-alone
conclusion to the “Fire Blossom” trilogy: THE LEGEND OF THE FIRE MOUNTAIN. The story is set against
the background of the beginnings of tourism in New Zealand, the eruption of Mount Tarawera, and the
industrialization.
Opotiki, North Island, 1880. Aroha enjoys a happy childhood in the orphanage that is run by her mother,
Linda. But on a day in September, her life changes when she finds herself in New Zealand’s worst-ever train
disaster – and her friend, Matiu, dies in her arms. Aroha is completely traumatized. They send her to Rata
Station to recover and find new hope. From there, she sets out to start her own life, together with dreamy
Robin and March, her vivacious cousin.
Total circulation of books by Sarah Lark: more than 3 million copies
Translation rights of Sarah Lark’s novels have already been sold into more than 20 languages
Further titles in the „Fire Blossom” trilogy:
IN THE TIME OF THE FIRE BLOSSOMS
THE SOUND OF THE CONCH
Sarah Lark, born 1958, worked as a tour guide for many years. She discovered her love for New Zealand
very early in life. Its breathtaking landscapes have attracted her magically ever since. Sarah Lark is one of
Germany’s most successful writers, and her novels constantly top the best-selling charts.
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Peter Dempf: THE LADY OF THE SMUGGLERS
Historical Novel
approx. 464 pages
978-3-404-17223-8
Paperback
July 2015
A desperate woman, a dangerous intrigue, and a deadly trade
THE LADY OF THE SMUGGLERS is the stand-alone sequel to THE PRINCESS OF THE BEGGARS. At the
center of the story is a strong woman who searches among coal smugglers for the murderer of her husband.
The novel is set in the intriguing world of charcoal makers, a new perspective for a historical novel.
Augsburg, 1305: Gera, a fruit merchant, lives a simple but honorable life – until her husband is murdered and
she becomes a hunted woman. What was it that the murderer wanted? Who are the men that are searching
for her? Gera has only two clues to the mystery: the golden Templar cross that one of the assailants lost
during the attack, and the piece of charcoal that her dead husband clutched in his hand, which leads her to a
gang of coal smugglers. Hunted and surrounded by traitors on all sides, Gera sees only one chance for
herself: She has to join the smugglers.
Also available (a.o.):
THE PRINCESS OF THE BEGGARS
Historical Novel
479 pages
978-3-404-16736-4
Paperback
February 2013
THE PRINCESS OF THE BEGGARS is a grippingly written medieval novel about a
woman who fights for her right – and uncovers in the process the scandalous
machinations of the ruling elite.
Augsburg around 1300. One night, the house of the pharmacist’s family burns down to the ground – Hannah,
the pharmacist’s wife, is the only one who can save herself from the fire. Her husband and her daughter fall
victims to the flames. Hannah is completely prostrated and burnt beyond recognition; yet, the next day, they
throw her into the dungeon and she begins to suspect that the fire was an attempt on her family’s life. But
why? With the help of a guard, who recognizes her, she manages to escape. Disguised as a beggar woman,
Hannah tries to unveil the truth – and discovers plots and machinations that make her cringe. Could it be
possible that her daughter is still alive?
Peter Dempf, born in Augsburg in 1959, studied history and German languages and literature and, today,
teaches at an Augsburg college preparatory school. In addition to novels, Dempf, who has been awarded
several literary prizes, also writes pieces for radio, screenplays, short stories, lyric poetry and non-fiction,
especially about historical subjects.
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Ursula Flacke: THE GIRL FROM VINSCHGAU VALLEY
Historical Novel
approx. 496 pages
978-3-404-17215-3
Paperback
June 2015
Atmospherically dense, highly emotional, and brilliantly researched - the historical novel, THE GIRL FROM
VINSCHGAU VALLEY, takes place in 16th century South Tyrol, in the beautiful locations of Vinschgau,
Merano, and Bolzano. At the center of the story is a young marble merchant who fights for the love of her life:
Toni, a woodcutter.
Luzia, the daughter of mountain farmer Jakob Pirchler, and her family live an impoverished life in the vicinity
of Laas. When a rock slide occurs sending huge chunks of marble down the mountainside that almost bury
the family’s farm, Luzia’s father comes up with the idea to go into the marble business. After the Battle of
Calven at the end of the 15th century that reduced the villages to ashes, reconstruction is flourishing and
everyone asks for marble sculptures, reliefs, and columns decorated with the white gold that can be found in
the marble quarries in the mountains.
Jakob Pilcher takes his daughter Luzia along on his trips with the intention that she charms aristocrats,
stonemasons, and merchants, and that this improves his chances of getting more orders. During one trip,
Luzia has to cope with the increasingly lewd overtures of Diethard Birchler, a stonemason, who wants to
partner with her father in building the business. But as Luzia is head over heels in love with Toni, a poor
woodcutter, she blows Diethard off, time and again.
However, Luzia’s father, whose marble trading business is booming by now, has low esteem for Toni. In
order to be able to marry her, Toni wants to make money by working as a miner in the silver mines of
Sterzing but at the same time, her father, Jakob, pledges her to marry wealthy Diethard. As soon as Toni has
left for Sterzing, the date for the wedding between Diethard and Luzia is set.
Luzia flees to get away from Diethard but he chases after her, relentlessly. When Luzia finds Toni, he is
already very sick suffering from lung disease caused by the air in the mine tunnels. In the end, his life is
saved thanks to the new treatment methods implemented by Paracelsus who is conducting research with
mercury in his alchemy laboratory in Schwaz.
Ursula Flacke is an author, musician, and actress. She has been honored with numerous awards including
the Austrian Youth Literature Prize and the German Cultural Award. With the release of her historical novel,
THE GIRL FROM VINSCHGAU VALLEY, a dream comes true for the avid South Tyrol vacationer.
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Luca di Fulvio: THE CHILD WHO FOUND THE SUN AT NIGHT
Historical Novel
approx. 752 pages
978-3-404-17180-4
Paperback
March 2015
Top title:
The new novel from an
exceptionally gifted
story teller
THE CHILD WHO FOUND THE SUN AT NIGHT is the title of Luca Di Fulvio’s latest epic novel that is set in
the beginning of the 15th century und covers a time period of about ten years.
Once again, as in his previous novel, Di Fulvio weaves a powerful and multi-layered plot that makes the book
an intimate and rich portrait of its time as well as a coming-of-age story. The incredibly colorful setting of THE
CHILD WHO FOUND THE SUN AT NIGHT draws the reader instantly into the plot and the unique and
distinctive characters that carry the story evoke a myriad of feelings in the readers’ minds that take them on
an emotional roller-coaster ride.
Set during the beginnings of Humanism, the background of the novel is the idea that men should awake to
their own creative power. For his setting, Di Fulvio chose (fictitious) locations in the Eastern region of the
Italian Alps that provide the novel with a luminous atmospheric density. But there are also scenes that do not
take place in Italy and another important location is, for instance, the German city of Konstanz during “the
times of the three Popes”.
The story begins with a massacre that changes the life of 9-year-old Marcus III. di Saxia, son of the Prince of
Raühnval, as his entire family gets murdered. Raühnval Castle, once an imposing and well-maintained
fortress with vast landholdings, is now reduced to ashes. With the help of Eloisa, who is the daughter of the
village’s midwife, Marcus finds a place to hide and stays alive – yet his old life must end for a new one to
begin. As Marcus needs to be protected from suspicious questions, the small, blonde, well fed, and slightly
chicken-hearted son of a Prince that was used to being spoiled with love, spends a full year in a dark
dungeon where Agnete provides him with the basics. Then he resurfaces with a new identity: Mikael, a
delicate and pale orphan, whom Agnete claims to have bought from a child trafficker so that he can help her
with some of her work.
From now on, Mikael has to carry his fate in his own hands. He will have to stand up to the villagers. And
every now and then, he will find himself face-to-face with Ojsternik, the megalomaniac ruler of the
neighboring land of Raühnval as well as the man, who murdered his family, and Mikael will have to endure
his cruel humiliations.
But as he grows up, Mikael will discover his inner resources and learn to use them, and he will find a way
between the two extremes: his urge for revenge and his personal idea of a life lived in freedom and justice.
There will be times when he will leave the country and go to places like Konstanz where he will meet many
people that will open up new horizons for him: agitators and rebels, heretics, and other representatives of
Humanism. Until he finally returns to Raühnval to settle his score with Ojsternik. And he will do it his way.
Also available:
THE GIRL WHO TOUCHED THE SKY
Luca Di Fulvio was born in 1957. He lives in Rome as an independent author. Before devoting himself to
writing, he studied dramatic arts under Andrea Camilleri at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica
Silvio D'Amico.
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Julia Kröhn: THE SONG OF FOG ISLAND
Historical Novel
655 pages
978-3-404-17151-4
Paperback
March 2015
Julia Kröhn:
the Kate Morton of the
Middle Ages
Narrating her story on two time levels, Julia Kröhn spins a riveting tale of love, friendship, and betrayal – set
against the impressive background of the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye.
The Scottish Highlands, Applecross Castle, 1306. On the evening before her wedding, Flora, a young
aristocrat, witnesses how her bridegroom, David, stabs the bard to death during a presentation. Apparently, it
was the last song the bard sang that provoked the attack. It told of a pair of lovers who lived on the Isle of
Skye. Flora doesn’t know what to do. She can’t simply go ahead and marry David, so that very night she
secretly makes off for the Isle of Skye to learn more about the fatal song. Ailean, the bard’s pupil,
accompanies her. Their journey through a torn Scotland and their investigation put Flora and Ailean’s lives in
danger.
Once they are on the Isle of Skye, they learn fragments of what transpired there more than 40 years before.
The Isle of Skye, 1249. Eildh, an orphaned girl, is raised at Dunvegan Castle. When she becomes a young
woman, she falls in love with a man who also does not belong there, young Kieran, an Irishman who was
brought to Skye as a hostage of the King of Man. Yet political turmoil, disastrous alliances, and cruel wars
threaten her happy life more than just once. Out of desperation, Eildh and Kieran craft a daring plan to
escape from the island. With the help of Eildh‘s girlfriend, Scota, they avail themselves of Samhain, an
ancient Celtic rite celebrated on the evening before All Saints Day. At that time, supposedly, the border
between this world and the next stands open. Eildh and Kieran never planned that anyone would actually be
injured, but events slipped out of their control that night. . .
On their journey to the Isle of Skye, Flora and Ailean grow closer than expected and fall in love. They
discover what actually happened during that fateful night forty years ago. Back then, Eildh never left the
island, and only Kieran and their son were able to escape. After Scota was killed during Samhain, Eildh
assumed her identity. Now she travels with Flora and Ailean to fulfill a final task—and thereby reveal the
entire secret.
After a number of surprises and dramatic twists, the story comes to a happy end.
Also available:
DAUGHTER OF THE NORTH
CHILDREN OF FIRE
MISTRESS OF THE RUNES
Julia Kröhn was born in 1975 in Linz an der Donau. She is an author and television journalist and currently
lives in Frankfurt am Main.
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Maria W. Peter: THE COAST OF FREEDOM
Historical Novel
878 pages
978-3-404-16777-7
Paperback
A strong, young woman in search of freedom and love
Well researched and written with a light hand – In her emigration saga, THE COAST OF FREEDOM, Maria
W. Peter takes the reader on a journey to the New World.
Germany, 1775: When her beloved Lorenz and his regiment are sent to America to fight in the Revolutionary
War, Anni is deeply distraught. In her despair, she is willing to sell herself for a period of seven years to the
American colonies and work there as an indentured servant. Soon she finds herself surrounded by numerous
other emigrants on one of the “swimming coffins”. She is more dead than alive when she arrives in Virginia,
where she is sold to work on a plantation that belongs to the Huntley family, genteel English tobacco farmers.
Right after her arrival on the plantation where she starts working as soon as she has recovered from the
passage, she incurs the wrath of Dorothy, the lady of the house, and the jealousy of Rose, an ambitious
mulatta, who feels her position threatened by the new white girl and starts to plot against her. However, Anni
finds a confidante in Abigail, an older slave, who takes care of the children and those among the servants
that are sick or giving birth.
When Lorenz finds out about the horrible conditions, under which Anni lives in slavery-like servitude, he joins
a special unit that embarks on a secret mission to Virginia. Once there, he wants to see what he can do for
Anni. But when he gets to Williamsburg, it is almost too late.
Maria W. Peter studied languages, literature, ancient history, and classical archaeology. While she was still
attending university, she started working as a journalist and her work was honored with numerous awards.
She earned a Fulbright fellowship and studied at the prestigious School of Journalism in Columbia/Missouri.
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Caroline Roth: IN THE ARMS OF THE WIND
Historical Novel
approx. 464 pages
978-3-404-17248-1
Paperback
May 2015
Full of sensual colors, heavy scents, and lethal dangers: the Caribbean in the 18th century
Up until the death of her husband - a land owner who was almost twice her age -, Fleur Livarien, a young
French woman, lived a peaceful life with him in the countryside. She was grateful for this kind of life that
provided her with a roof over her head, some comforts, and a certain status in society. For she knows, as an
illegitimate child, who has nothing to offer but a good education, she cannot make demands.
So it is to her utter shock when she finds out after her husband’s death that he was deep in debt. The only
part of his fortune that the creditors allow her to keep are share certificates for a plantation on the Caribbean
island of Saint Lucia and a letter written by her late husband, in which he informs her that he arranged for her
to marry the owner of the plantantion. Hence, Fleur has no other choice but to embark on her journey to the
Caribbean. But during the passage, shortly before reaching its destination, her ship is captured by an English
buccaneer and she is taken captive.
Now she is forced to work as the maid of Captain Pierce Blackhurst. This debauched and arrogant bastard, of
all people! However, the longer she lives on board the ship, the more change her feelings about him and
soon, she recognizes that hidden behind the shameless façade of the handsome captain is an intelligent and
compassionate man. To her horror, she notices that her feelings for Pierce change and a warm tingling
spreads through her body whenever she looks at him. But this cannot be. He is a buccaneer! He is an
Englishman! And then the English frigate is captured by French warships.
An English buccaneer and a French lady - torn between loyalty and passion
Caroline Roth was born in 1967 and lives in the vicinity of Zurich. She studied business economics and
worked for many years as the chief financial officer of an international corporation. In 2008, she started her
own business in order to have, finally, more time to write. IN THE ARMS OF THE WIND is the first novel that
she publishes with Bastei Lübbe.
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Shirley Waters: THE CURSE OF THE VIKING
Historical Novel
approx. 320 pages
978-3-404-17160-6
Paperback
March 2015
Viking novels are one of the most popular sub genres of historical romance novels and Shirley Waters’ Viking
novels are the perfect mix of history, action, love, and eroticism and an absolute must for all fans of historical
romance novels. Shirley Water’s latest novel is a homage to Sandra Hill, the queen of Viking novels, who
shaped the theme of time-travel for this genre.
Jenny and a friend are visiting an exhibition about the Vikings in England when she suddenly feels the urge to
take one of the Viking daggers in her hand. As soon as she does, she finds herself in the year 900 A.D., in
Jorvik, the capital of the Viking kingdom in Northern England. Fannar, a Dane warrior and son of a nobleman,
finds the dazed woman and takes her with him to his castle where she tries to process the shock of having
traveled through time. When she describes what happened to her, a skald recognizes the dagger. It once
belonged to one of Fannar’s ancestors and is steeped in legends and myths. Currently it is believed to be
somewhere in London. Jenny demands Fannar and his vassals to take her to London. There, she hopes to
find a way to return to her time.
Fannar begins to get interested in the cheeky and strange woman so that he agrees to accompany her to
London even though the area is known for being dangerous. There are constant skirmishes and battles in the
region, as the Norse and the Anglo-Saxons are competing for dominance.
They set out on their journey escorted by his powerful warriors. Along the way, Jenny and Fannar discover
their feelings for each other and soon, Jenny has to decide whether or not she really wants to return to her
time. In London, they find the dagger but Fannar’s ex-lover takes them captive. And now they have just one
ambition: to stay alive and together, no matter in what time…
Witty and sexy, entertainment at its best for all fans of historical romance
Also available:
VIKING FIRE
THE DARK VIKING
The author was born in the Hunsrueck in 1965, and today she lives in Bad Kreuznach. She loves to write
historical novels. Under the name Shirley Waters, she writes dramatic and passionate romance novels that
take place in a historical setting.
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Tom Jacuba: CALYPTO – THE MASTERS OF THE FORESTS
Fantasy
approx. 448 pages
978-3-404-20791-6
Paperback
April 2015
CALYPTO is the first novel in an epic fantasy trilogy. The story takes place in a world that is divided among
four peoples: There are the forest people, the mountain towners, the islanders, and the residents of the
hidden empire of the magicians that is called Calypto. Strictly speaking, the inhabitants of the empire are just
a handful of the last magicians who secluded themselves inside a mountain. But from there, they are
planning their return to the surface in order to build a new Calyptian Empire.
The story is told from the perspective of Lasnic who belongs to the forest folks, a people that lives in the
woods and among whom are some that have magical skills. In the beginning, Lasnic, the lead protagonist, is
a scalawag and a rake. But then, unexpectedly, the forest folks appoint him their new leader: the forest
prince. Fleeing from the responsibility, he leaves the woods. He gets captured and becomes the prisoner of
Queen Eisin, the monarch over the matriarchally ruled mountain towns. During the course of the novel, he will
have to join forces with Queen Eisin, as her half-sister is weaving a net of intrigues in the attempt to seize the
power for herself. In a fortress dungeon, they suffer the same fate, become companions in misery, and
become aware of another danger: a small but powerful clan of magicians is threatening their peoples.
The Calyptian magicians create an intense and menacing element: They send out four “spies”, in all four
cardinal directions, to find a people that is supposed to serve them, which means, to work as their slaves in
order to build them the perfect Calyptian Empire on the surface of the world.
A classic, epic fantasy for all readers of Tolkien, Rothfuss, and Paolini
Tom Jacuba is the pseudonym of a German author. Until the mid nineties, he served as a deacon and social
worker writing mostly satires, short stories, and children’s books. Ever since, he has been working as a
freelance author of fantasy novels, historical novels, as well as of suspense and science fiction stories that
have been published as hardcovers, paperbacks, and pulp magazines.
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Stephan Russbült: LORD LIMBUS
Fantasy
Approx. 576 pages
978-3-404-20794-7
August 2015
At the center of the high fantasy adventure LORD LIMBUS is an archmage who returns from the realm of the
dead to take revenge on his killers.
Archmage Reuben Tant is tired of the intrigues at the royal court and the bloody wars against the Barbarians
in the north. He moves to a small mountain village by the name of Frostkrone to live a secluded life and not
be recognized. However, his past catches up with him. Wars ravage the land and the magician uses all of his
power against the forces of the enemy. But the Barbarians are superior in number and Reuben is left with no
other choice but to curse the enemy and the gods before he and all the other villagers get slaughtered.
Decades later, Reuben and the other inhabitants of the village wake up as undead, half-decayed and full of
hatred. They are in Limbus, at the place where only exists what the gods have eradicated from their memory.
Reuben finds an access to the land of the living where the Barbarians have devastated the country and
enslaved the people of his land. With his army of the undead, he begins his campaign of vengeance and
retribution but the Barbarians know how to fight back. Once again, the struggle appears to be hopeless, and
Reuben has no idea that the key to his victory is in Limbus, just waiting for him. A key that comes at a price.
For readers of Joe Abercrombie, “The Dwarves“by Markus Heitz, “The Elves“ by Bernhard Hennen,
and “The Trolls“ by Christoph Hardebusch
Also available (o.a.):
GLOOMY CLAW FOREST
THE HOUR OF THE DEMON
THE DEMON’S GOLD
Stephan Russbült, was born 1966. He finished training as a wholesaler, studied business administration and
works today as a senior executive. His long enthusiasm for fantasy role-playing games lead to his passion to
write down stories. Stephan Russbült lives with his wife and two children near Kiel.
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Robert M. Talmar: TIME OF THE GILWE 1: THE FORGOTTEN TOWER
TIME OF THE GILWE 2: THE LOST LETTER
TIME OF THE GILWE 3: THE WICKED PATHS
Fantasy
496 pages each
978-3-404-20738-1/978-3-404-20750-3/ 978-3-404-20759-6
Hardcover
October 2013/ November 2013/ August 2015
A monumental fantasy epic for all hobbit fans
For centuries, the tyrant Lukather has been preparing to subjugate the world. Equipped with Gilwes, jewels of
great sinister power, he begins his campaign of conquest. Yet resistance stirs in the land. A small group of
adventurers sets out to find the last pure Gilwe. Its power could halt the evil. The place where it is hidden is
recorded in an ancient book, somewhere in the libraries of the dwarf-sized Vahits. But their country is the
tyrant's first goal.
In the third volume of the TIME OF THE GILWE trilogy, war has reached the Vahits’ country. The Vahits are
forced to leave their hill land behind and look for help in the Kingdom of Revinore. But on their way, they have
to cross paths, which no one knows and where evil lurks: the wicked paths…
A sweeping fantasy spectacle set in a richly faceted, imaginary world.
Robert M. Talmar was born in Hanover and is a business consultant by profession. He has published several
successful nonfiction books. Ever since he was a teenager, though, his passion has been the fantasy genre.
As a result, he has also authored a good dozen sci-fi short stories and novels. He and his family live in
northern Germany.
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Jasmin Eden: HAREM OF PASSION
Erotica
approx. 272 pages
978-3-404-17252-8
Paperback
June 2015
The rustling of silk over bare skin, the scent of spices, and the colorful bustle of a bazaar: All this and more is
the Orient – a place that arouses desires. Exactly like the thirteen erotic stories by Jasmin Eden that pull the
reader into this sensual world. With the wide range of topics - from encounters with strangers over deriving
pleasure from pain to seductively alluring silk merchants and love and passion - there is something for
everyone.
Also available:
PERSIAN NIGHTS
Zoe Held: WITH A FIRM HAND
Erotica
approx. 320 pages
978-3-404-17251-1
Paperback
August 2015
During the day, Sarah is an uncompromising and confident tax investigator but come night, she lets go of all
control. Then she meets Daniel, a distant and reserved investment banker. His undisguised domination draws
her to him like a magnet. Daniel seems to be perfect for her: He is damn handsome and shares her proclivity
for rough sex. The only downside: He wears a wedding ring. Should Sarah risk to indulge into an affair that
will only create losers?
Also avaialble:
THE BONDAGE OF FREEDOM
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Klaus Barber: 007 DRIVES A 911
Famous Numbers and Their Stories
Infotainment
333 pages
978-3-404-60821-8
Paperback
February 2015
The stories behind numbers that we encounter in our everyday life
How did Porsche get to the 911 model? Why is it that the number 9 proves that someone has committed tax
fraud and that even the Gutenberg Bible has an ISB number? Our world is full of meaningful numbers but
often we don’t know the meaning behind them. We watch the TV show ‚24‘, read Orwell’s ‚1984‘, and listen to
the Miles Davis composition ‚Four‘. Objects, events, and even people are named after numbers.
007 IS ON 17 explains in an amusing and informative way the meaning and origin of all these numbers but,
most of all, it is a collection of entertaining stories.
Klaus Barber has been working for 15 years as an editor and reporter for the German television channel
SWR-Fernsehen. Furthermore, he holds text-focused seminars for journalists in training.
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Patricia Cammarata: I’D LOVE TO, MOM, YOU ASS BOMB
Deeply Relaxed Through the Childhood Years
Infotainment
approx. 240 pages
978-3-404-60840-9
Paperback
August 2015
Mommy’s daily arts and craft hell, errands that take with child four hours instead of one hour without the child,
the window sill covered with caterpillar poop, and a hundred times per day the term “ass bomb” – life with
children can be pretty exhausting or annoying.
In her book, Patricia Cammarata shares with warmth and a large dollop of self-deprecation how to maintain a
relaxed attitude towards life with children without losing one’s sense of humor.
Patricia Cammarata, mother of 2.5 children according to her income tax card, was born in 1975. She lives in
Berlin where she works as an IT project manager, which is the perfect job for her, as she holds a degree in
clinical psychology. She inherited her vivid imagination from her Sicilian grandmother who encouraged her at
an early age to go into storytelling.
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Norbert Golluch: YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION!
Mishaps That Occur when Technology Meets Idiocy
Infotainment
approx. 224 pages
978-3-404-60836-2
Paperback
July 2015
A book for all technology haters: Angry, surreal, and hilariously funny
The increasing technologization of our daily lives has reached a critical level of concern: Crashing computers,
malfunctioning navigation systems, and exploding microwave ovens make our lives pretty difficult. Time for a
book that presents the dumbest of all the dumb mishaps that people had to endure while dealing with modern
technology.
For instance, in November of 2010, not one but two motorists drove their cars right into a creek because they
trusted more in their GPS navigation devices than they trusted their eyes. A woman received a delivery from
Telekom, that contained a whopping 552 DSL routers even though a single one would have been enough to
completely overwhelm her. And a senior citizen had to be rescued by the fire department after he got stuck in
his electric foldaway bed. $200,000.00 in compensatory damages – that’s what the owner of a dumpling
cannon had to pay for what he shot out of the sky during the traditional cannon salute at the annual
Oktoberfest in Clarksville, Tennessee: A Phantom II fighter jet. The ancient artillery piece from the Civil War
shot the dumplings with so much power that the plane suffered severe damage. The pilot was forced to make
an emergency landing.
What a relief it is to find out that there are people out there who are even bigger idiots than we are when
trying to use newfangled gadgets and gizmos.
Norbert Golluch has published numerous non-Fiction and children’s books. He lives in Cologne with his
family.
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Dana Gringel: OUR YOUNGEST HAS FOUR PAWS
A Family’s Journey Through the Dog Days of Life
Infotainment
approx. 254 Pages
978-3-404-60838-6
Paperback
July 2015
Families have lots of options to stay busy. The Gringel family decided to get a dog. And with the arrival of the
puppy, a new era began for the Gringels. From now on, they were a family of five. When he was still a puppy,
Flocke was incredibly cute. But equally incredible were the cluelessness and ignorance that plagued the
Gringel family in the beginning. The little one chewed his dog bed to pieces, was so excited when they took
him for a walk that he forgot to do his business outside and did it later in the house, and whenever he saw
fellow living creatures, he went wild. What nobody understood was: the daily care and training of a young dog
require patience and experience.
After only a short period of time, domestic bliss went out the window, and mother Gringel, who shouldered
most of the Flocke-related work, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The family went through extreme
emotional anguish but they persevered. In the end, everything worked out fine and the new family member
turned out to be a true friend and shows the rest of them how it is done: life itself and happiness in the here
and now.
Dana Gringel, born in the vicinity of Cologne in 1964, worked for Bunte and Focus and as deputy editor-inchief for Focus-Schule. Dana Gringel lives on the outskirts of Munich together with her husband, her
daughters, and her dog.
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Philipp Möller: ME HAVING FLESH OF GENIUS
New Stories from the School Yard
Infotainment
approx. 336 pages
978-3-404-60782-2
Paperback
March 2015
In 2012, Philipp Möller caused a sensation with his novel ME GOING SCHOOLYARD, in which he describes
his experiences during the time he worked as a substitute teacher at an elementary school.
In ME HAVING FLESH OF GENIUS, Philipp Möller returns to the education sector. 16-year-old Khalim
comes from a family that immigrated from an Arabic-speaking country, and he is facing severe problems at
school, mainly due to his lack of knowledge of the German language. When his father ends up in a coma
after suffering a traffic accident, Khalim’s grades plummet even further and he is in danger of not graduating.
Philipp is hired as his private tutor to work with the boy and help him get his diploma. In the beginning, this
task proves to be rather difficult, as Khalim is more interested in smoking pot and hanging around with his
petty-criminal friends, but over time, Philipp and Khalim develop a close relationship and bond with each
other. Before long, Philipp realizes that Khalim’s lack of language skills is not only the reason for his failure in
school but also for the fact that he constantly rubs people the wrong way. No wonder that the boy is
becoming increasingly frustrated and aggressive. Therefore, Philipp makes the decision to not only teach him
the basics of the German language but also the basics of social interaction. So the two of them are taking the
plunge into the real world, go shopping together and rehearse for job interviews. Just when things are looking
up, Khalim’s father passes away and all the progress that was made seems to count for nothing.
His experiences with Khalim make Philipp Möller pause and think about an important question: How is it in
today’s society - are we still speaking the same language? Or is it that the social middleclass has long begun
to communicate over the heads of the educationally disadvantaged?
ME HAVING FLESH OF GENIUS is a charming blend of a personal story, mind-boggling observations, and
socially relevant reflections in a continuous succession of humorous stories and serious thoughts.
Total circulation of books by Philipp Möller: over 400.000 copies
Also avaialable (a.o.)
ME GOING SCHOOLYARD
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Uwe Wilhelm: NO FUN ALLOWED
Infotainment
approx. 256 pages
978-3-404-60842-3
Paperback
August 2015
The „in“ subjects of virtue terrorism and moralizing virtuecracy
Moralizers and do-gooders are gaining ground. They pretend they only want what is best for us. The reality is
that they sneak into our personal lives, regulate our habits, and prohibit more and more of the things that are
fun.
Smoking in pubs? Alcohol consumption in public places? In the meantime, all of these things have been
banned. Now they are warning us, in thunder tones, of the dangers inherent in eating too much meat or riding
a bicycle without a helmet. It is a paradox: On the one hand, we have more freedoms than any generation
before us. On the other hand, there has never been a society that is not a dictatorship, which has lived under
that much control. And thanks to Facebook and Google, we have never been as transparent, as we are
today.
So one wonders: What about personal freedom, the right of individual self-determination and, first and
foremost, the pursuit of fun in life? Uwe Wilhelm set out on a search for a life worth living and in the process,
he took a very close look at our society. In episodes and with a lot of wit, he creates a parade of weird
virtuecrats that crossed his path to happiness.
There is the medical moralizer, who, during a barbecue, warns him of the danger of eating too much
bratwurst cheerfully quoting the latest studies about the consumption of fatty foods. And then there is, of
course, the green moralizer, vigilantly monitoring whether or not Uwe Wilhelm is separating his garbage
correctly, while treating himself once a year to a long-distance trip – and this, of course, without any regard
for the CO2 balance.
Uwe Wilhelm shows the reader how to stand up against moralizers and do-gooders. Because living a healthy
and sustainable lifestyle is all well and good but not if the whole thing turns into an obsessive compulsion that
makes us forget what it really is that makes life worth living.
Uwe Wilhelm, born in Hanau in 1957, has written more than 120 screenplays. He lives with his family in
Berlin.
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Fritz Wittmann: DOC HOLIDAY
On a Cruise Liner across the Seven Seas
Infotainment
271 Pages
978-3-404-60823-2
Paperback
February 2015
For more than two decades, Felix Wittmann treated patients for the common cold, backache, and high blood
pressure. But then one day, during a river-trip on the Nile, which turned out shit - literally - for most of the
passengers, he caught a different kind of bug, the travel bug: He made the decision to combine his favorite
hobby with his profession as a physician and, from then on, he traveled as a ship’s doctor. Pointedly, with
humor and at times, in a very romantic style, he shares the best stories of his travels around the world.
A lady with dementia running buck-naked through the on-board restaurant, one hundred passengers vomiting
after the Captain’s Dinner, and an unauthorized fireworks display leading to a bloody mood on deck – on a
cruise liner, peculiar emergencies are the order of the day.
Since his first trip, Fritz Wittmann has visited more than eighty countries cruising the Moldova as well as the
Mississippi River and the Amazon. In Tonga, – allegedly an archipelago with cannibals but without physicians
–, he took care of a brave woman from Berlin. He accompanied an old couple on their journey to Iceland but
only one of the spouses would return home. And he witnessed the norovirus sweeping through an entire
cruise liner and infecting so many passengers off the coast of Scotland that the British authorities declared a
state of emergency and quarantined the ship.
Felix Wittmann, born in 1954, earned his medical degree at the universities of Homburg/Saar and Erlangen.
In 1987, after his clinical training to become a specialist in general medicine, he went into private practice.
Since the mid-nineties, he has been accompanying tourist groups as a physician. Since 2005, he has been
working several months per year as a ship’s doctor.
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Juliane Zimmermann: THE DEVIL IS IN THE INTERCITY-EXPRESS
Infotainment
238 Pages
978-3-404-60817-1
Paperback
January 2015
Everyone is complaining about the train service but how do their employees feel, who have to put up
with the passengers’ anger?
A train attendant’s life is one big adventure. You meet tons of exciting people and travel an awful lot. That’s at
least what Juliane Zimmermann thought when she started her job more than 15 years ago. Never had she
expected that it would be more like riding a razor blade. Fact is that many travelers are not overly happy with
the train service. Every now and then, delays, train cancellations, or incorrect reservations may cause some
passengers to erupt in uncontrolled fury.
But these problems can be quickly remedied with a smile, a few comforting words or, if necessary, with a free
drink. However, special skill and sensitivity are required, as soon as a passenger sits naked on a table, drops
his glass eye in the toilet, or thinks he is the devil incarnate – the reason why he doesn’t buy a ticket, as it
would immediately go up in flames between his fingers. With wit and humor, Juliane Zimmermann shares
anecdotes about the small and big challenges of a daily work routine that we think we all know so well but
which is full of incredibly peculiar stories.
Funny, entertaining, and filled with anecdotes: the perfect travel companion for all railway riders
Juliane Zimmermann has been working as a train attendant for the Deutsche Bahn for 15 years. Her favorite
route is the ride between Hamburg and Munich, as it takes her through the entire country. She lives with her
son in a small town on the Lower Rhine.
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Oliver Beerhenke: A BULL OF A GUY
Excess Pounds Love Company
Guide Book
approx. 224 Pages
978-3-404-60834-8
Paperback
April 2015
The first ever diet book that helps – if not to lose weight so at least to survive the weight loss attempts with
good humor.
Oliver Beerhenke is not so much in search of himself but rather in search for ways to finally give his weaker
self a heartfelt kick in the ass. For up until now, this is something that he has done with only very limited
success – like so many of his fellow men and women. Trenchantly, he points out all the many little pitfalls in
life that stand in the way of an overweight person who is willing to diet – but not yet capable of dieting.
In doing so, he is far from whining or complaining about being overweight and is equally far from giving up or
accepting himself the way he is. In fact, he firmly believes that – basically – he is able to lose weight, he just
hasn’t quite figured out how to do it
Superbly, he describes his daily battle with the scale conjuring up highly hilarious images and anecdotes.
From his morning Tai Chi routine on the scale to his personal account of his hundredth diet. Beerhenke
doesn’t leave anything out that accompanies people with weight issues through life and in the end, it might
happen after all: he might find a way to win a victory over himself.
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Heino: MY WAY
Autobiography
approx. 256 pages
Hardcover
978-3-7857-2532-0
March 2015
The man behind the sunglasses
Heino, born in Düsseldorf in 1938 as Heinz Georg Kramm, is Germany’s most popular pop singer. Since the
1960s, he has sold more than 50 million records. His hits and his distinctive appearance made him an icon of
the folk music scene. And his success is timeless. Throughout the years to the present day, he has won an
innumerable amount of prizes, golden records, and other awards. In 2013, he published a cover album with
new arrangements of old favourites that also introduced and endeared him to the younger audience. By now,
entire families go to his concerts. With performances in the United States, Canada, and Africa to name just a
few places, Heino’s fame has also spread beyond the borders of Germany.
Now in his book, he looks back at his turbulent life. And one thing becomes clear: Heino has always been a
modern man, right from the start. Be it as a single parent, as a folk singer who marries a princess, or as an
old-timer that covers pop songs. Now, in his book, he takes stock. He writes about his love for music, about
people who accompanied him along the way, about big losses, begrudgers and critics, and about how he has
always reinvented himself and become the cross-generational icon that he is.
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Tinga Horny: THE DAUGHTER THAT WAS GIVEN AWAY
How I Searched for My Biological Parents and Found My True Home
Memoir/ True Story
approx. 224 pages
978-3-404-60850-8
Paperback
May 2015
The story of a woman who finds her home far away from her roots
One look at Tinga Horny and one would immediately guess that the girl with the raven hair and the almond
shaped, dark eyes that walks between her blonde mother and her blue-eyed father cannot be the biological
child of her parents. And yet, adoption is a subject that is never broached in her family but treated like a
secret. It is only by accident that the girl comes across the adoption papers and finds out that she has
Chinese roots. Many years go by before she starts searching for her biological parents. Only when her
adopted father dies, Tinga Horny realizes that time is running out if she wants to meet her biological parents.
She sets out on her search and dives deep into a foreign culture, in which girls have no value and family
honor is more important than your own child.
Tinga Horny was born in Munich in 1958 and she was adopted when she was three. Back then, she was the
only Chinese adoptee in Munich. She studied Sinology in Beijing and Berkeley and worked for a U.S.
company in Beijing. After that, she completed an internship at Handelsblatt und was for many years the
managing editor for FOCUS Online. Today, she resides in the vicinity of Kiel and writes as a freelance
journalist for Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Handelsblatt.
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Corinna Richter: I WILL FIND YOU!
A Mother’s Struggle for the Children That were Abducted by Their Father
Memoir/ True Story
approx. 304 pages
978-3-404-60839-3
Paperback
July 2015
The stirring story of a mother
Corinna is still attending university when she falls in love with Tom, a serious man, who is resting in himself.
They start a relationship and plan on a future together that they paint in rosy colors. When Corinna finds out
that she is pregnant, they decide to get married and buy a house. Tom makes good money and puts a lot of
dedication into the new project.
The birth of their first child is a traumatic experience for Corinna. Her son, Alexander, is born with a serious
heart defect. Taking care of Alexander, consumes all of her energy and focus – she is flabbergasted when
she hears Tom talk enthusiastically about a second child. Only two years after Alexander, Johanna is born.
And another two years later, they have a third child, Lukas. Slowly and almost imperceptibly, Tom changes.
Care turns into control, his tenderness into brutal violence. Time and again, he commits extreme acts of
violence and then, one day, he beats Corinna in the most cruel manner.
When Corinna files for divorce, he begins fighting for joint custody. He gets the approval to take the children
on a vacation with his new girlfriend – and he never returns. Corinna starts a frantic search for Alexander,
Johanna, and Lukas. It is as if they vanished from the face of the earth, and they have disappeared without a
trace. They have never arrived at their alleged vacation destination, Denmark. It hits Corinna like a flash of
lightning: Tom abducted their children. A dramatic struggle begins, as Corinna Richter tries to get her
abducted children back.
Corinna Richter, born in the German Sauerland region in 1964, grew up on the outskirts of the Ruhr area.
She studied Humane Sciences at the University of Cologne. In 1989, she moved with her husband, Tom
Richter, to Münster, Westphalia. Today, she is divorced and shares her life with her cats, still residing in
Münster and working for a small family business. Her three children are adults by now.
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Hanna Schöner: YOUR LOVE FEELS LIKE HATRED
My Life with a Callous Mother
Memoir/ True Story
approx. 256 pages
978-3-431-03924-5
Hardcover
August 2015
A childhood marked by emotional coldness
It is natural for a mother to love her child – that’s at least what they say. Hanna Schöner’s childhood, though,
was marked by relentless and incalculable criticism, contempt, and callousness. Up until well into her
adulthood, she was convinced that she was not good enough, that she was not loveable. “The scum of the
earth, a dirty pig”, that’s what her mother used to call her. How does one survive such a childhood? How is it
possible for a person to provide her children with the love that she herself has never experienced? And how
does one love oneself? Hanna Schöner tells her moving story.
For all readers of heart-rending women’s stories
Hanna Schöner, born in the Harz district in the 1960s, works as a freelance journalist. Her articles have
been published in Stern, Süddeutsche Zeitung, TAZ, Brigitte, and other magazines and newspapers. In
recent years, she has been living abroad with her children.
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Franz Zschornak: FRANZ IN LUCK
My Years on the Road as a Journeyman
Memoir/ True Story
approx. 256 pages
978-3-7857-2533-7
Hardcover
April 2015
„Life on the road is like a sweet poison that has a long lasting effect on you“
FRANZ IN LUCK is the very personal and gripping story of a journeyman that offers the reader the
experience of finding happiness and enjoying the feeling of boundless freedom by focusing on the essential.
Franz Zschornack spends three years as a journeyman on the road. During this time, he travels without a cell
phone either hitching a ride or trekking on foot. He depends on people to give him – a wandering stranger –
shelter and a place to sleep. He is not allowed to get closer than 30 kilometers to his home village.
Whether it is about his first chilly night in the open when he did not dare to ask for a place to stay, or about
unexpected hospitality, help, and solidarity, Franz takes the reader with him on his exceptional journey. The
book, which feels like it fell out of a time machine and is at the same time incredibly relevant to all the things
that make life worth living and special, shows us that it is possible to find happiness on the road and
recognize what really matters and shapes us into what we are.
Franz Zschornack, born in 1985, was trained as a construction mechanic. In November of 2009, he set out
on his three-year-journey as a journeyman that led him from Erfuhrt through some European countries to
South America. Even though he has returned to live in his home village, he still goes out into the world
working as a locksmith and telling stories about his experiences as a journeyman.
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