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born 13 October 1972 in Langen/Hesse |
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| studies German and History at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main; cadetship at the Offenbach Post | |
| 2002 | receives the Marlowe Award for the best crime novel for his debut "Nachtfahrt" |
| 2003 | residency at the Literary Colloquium Berlin, awarded by the Berlin Senate for "Eismond" (Ice Moon) |
| 2004 | literary grant of the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft fellowship from the Hans-Erich-Nossack-Prize for "Ice Moon" |
| 2007 |
nominated for Prix Coeur Noir ("Ice Moon") |
| 2008 |
German Crime Novel Prize |
| 2010 |
nominated for Prix du Polar Europeén ("The Silence") |
| lives near Frankfurt and in Finnland |
Last update June 2011
