Leonie Swann
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Leonie Swann (born 1975 Dachau) is the pen name of a German crime writer.{{cite news|last=Goldsmith|first=Belinda|title=Book Talk: Debut author finds experience not key for success|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1123871120070717|accessdate=10 January 2011|date=17 July 2007|agency=Reuters}}
Career
Leonie Swann studied philosophy, psychology and English literature in Munich, and now lives in Berlin.
Her first novel, Glennkill (published as Three Bags Full in English), sold over 100,000 copies in the first six months after publication. It has been translated to 32 languages.
Her second novel, Garou, a sequel to Glennkill, is not a detective novel but a thriller.
Bibliography
- Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story (Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi). Goldmann, Transworld Publishers, Doubleday, Random House, 2005
- Garou. Ein Schaf-Thriller. Goldmann, 2010
- Dunkelsprung: Vielleicht kein Märchen. Goldmann, 2014
- Gray. Goldmann, 2017
- The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp (Mord in Sunset Hall). Goldmann, 2020. Soho Press, 2023.
- Miss Sharp macht Urlaub. Goldmann, 2022
- Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime. Soho Press, 2024.
Awards
- 2006 - German Friedrich Glauser crime writing prize, "debut" category.
- 2006 - The Glennkill Cover came first in the Bloody Cover 2006 Awards.
- 2007 - German Buchliebling for the CD.
Works
- Three Bags Full, Doubleday 2006, {{ISBN|0-385-60994-9}}
- Garou. Ein Schaf-Thriller, Goldmann, Munich 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-442-31224-5}}. (Original German edition, English translation not yet available)
- Dunkelsprung: Vielleicht kein Märchen, Goldmann, Munich 2014, {{ISBN|3-442-31387-2}}. (Original German edition, English translation not yet available)
- Gray, Goldmann, Munich 2017, {{ISBN|978-3-442-31443-0}}. (Original German edition, English translation not yet available)
- Mord in Sunset Hall, Goldmann, Munich 2020, {{ISBN|978-3-442-31556-7}}. (Original German edition). Translated as The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Amy Bojang (2023).
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