

Weisser Schnee, rotes Blut: Mörderisch gute Weihnachtsgeschichten. Simon Beckett, Linwood Barclay, Sebastian Fitzek, Chris Mooney, Jay Bonansinga, Felicitas Mayall, Leena Lehtolainen, Kate Pepper, Oliver Bottini, Veit Heinichen, Friedrich Ani. Works Fiction (Psychothriller) YearĬharlotte Link, Sebastian Fitzek, Iny Lorentz, Jeffery Deaver, Amy Tan, Wolf Serno, Elke Heidenreich, Eva Völler (and many more) In August 2019, he announced his separation from his wife via Facebook. Today, he reads everything written by Harlan Coben. In November 2020 The Package was published in English by Head of Zeus, translated by Jamie Bulloch.Īccording to Fitzek himself, he was inspired by Enid Blyton, Michael Ende and Alfred Weidemann during his childhood and later by Stephen King, Michael Crichton and John Grisham.

The first winner was writer Michaela Kastel with So dark the forest ( dt. Der Insasse) peaked at number 3.Įnd of February 2018, he created the Viktor Crime Awards, where a new voice for thriller and crime literature will be awarded. In 2018, The Package was the bestselling work of fiction in Germany. In 2017, EightNight was the bestselling work of fiction in Germany.

AchtNacht.) and his first children's book called Pupsi & Stinki together with illustrator Jörn Stollmann. On 29 October 2016, he published his book The Package ( dt. In 2012, his very first film version of The Child ( dt. Amokspiel.), was released in 2007 and Goldkind Film AG bought the movie rights for it. In 2007, Therapy was nominated for best crime-debut for the Friedrich-Glauser-Award. The Odeon Film AG bought the movie rights for Therapy. After 13 cancellations from different editors, he finally released his book in July 2006 under Droemer Knaur Verlag. He got his idea for Therapy in 2000, waiting for a friend in a waiting room from an orthopedist. Since 2006, Fitzek started to write psycho-thriller novels, which all became a best-seller. He wrote his first book titled Professor Udolphs Buch der Namen with Jürgen Udolph, which came out in 2005. He attended law school until the first state examination, earned his degree in copyright and worked then as editor-in-chief and program director for different radio stations in Germany. After High school in Charlottenburger Wald-Gymnasium, Fitzek started studying veterinary, but stopped after 3 months. Sebastian Fitzek was born in West Berlin, West Germany and grew up with his father, headmaster of the Lilienthal-Gymnasium in Berlin-Lichterfelde, and his mother, a teacher. Fitzek is currently one of the most successful writers of Germany. Die Therapie), was a bestseller in Germany in 2006, toppling The Da Vinci Code from the first position. Sebastian David Fitzek (born 13 October 1971 in West-Berlin) is a German writer and journalist.
