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Leonie Swann

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Born January 1, 1975 (51 years old)
Dachau, Germany
Also known as: Leonie Swann (pseud.), Shi wang (Swann, Leonie, 1975- )
6 books
3.7 (6)
44 readers
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Leonie Swann grew up near Munich and earned degrees in philosophy, communications and psychology from Munich University and the Munich School of Philosophy. Her debut novel, Glennkill (published as Three Bags Full in English), was published in 2005 and became an instant hit, leading the German bestseller charts for months. It has since been translated into 26 languages and won the prestigious Glauser Prize for crime fiction in the debut category, as well as the PETA Award.

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Glennkill

3.8 (4)
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A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd.On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared for the sheep, reading them a plethora of books every night. The daily exposure to literature has made them far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George's killer.The A-team of investigators includes Othello, the "bad-boy" black ram; Mopple the Whale, a merino who eats a lot and remembers everything; and Zora, a pensive black-faced ewe with a weakness for abysses. Joined by other members of the richly talented flock, they engage in nightlong discussions about the crime and wild metaphysical speculations, and they embark on reconnaissance missions into the village, where they encounter some likely suspects. There's Ham, the terrifying butcher; Rebecca, a village newcomer with a secret and a scheme; Gabriel, the shady shepherd of a very odd flock; and Father Will, a sinister priest. Along the way, the sheep confront their own all-too-human struggles with guilt, misdeeds, and unrequited love.Three Bags Full is already an international hit. "It's rather as if Agatha Christie had re-written The Wind in the Willows, and I ended by loving it, "Jane Jakeman wrote in The Independent. Funny, fresh, and endearing, it introduces a wonderful breed of detectives to American readers.

Miss Sharp macht Urlaub

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This highly anticipated follow-up to The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp finds Agnes and her octogenarian friends face-to-face with a killer after winning a trip to a beautiful hotel in the seaside town of Cornwall. The year is rapidly drawing to an end, Hettie the tortoise is hibernating and Agnes, Charlie, Marshall, and the other elderly residents of Sunset Hall are going stir-crazy at home. They’ve had enough of the broken boiler, draughty bedrooms, and Christmas jingles on the radio. And to top it all off, another series of murders is rocking the hamlet of Duck End. It seems like every villager and his dog is trying to make up for all of the thwarted murders of the past thirty years. Most unpleasant! The residents of Sunset Hall don’t want anything to do with the criminal activities. So when Edwina manages to slip onto Marshall’s computer in an unobserved moment and promptly wins a stay in an exclusive coastal hotel in Cornwall, the Sunset Hall crew doesn’t waste any time in deciding to join her. After all, Edwina can’t be left unsupervised. But they’ve barely unpacked their bags when Agnes sees something unsettling from the terrace of the hotel: two figures in hoods walk away from the hotel along the cliffs, but only one returns. Worried she’s witnessed a murder, Agnes tells the others. At first nobody really believes her, after all the crew have enough to do working their way through the incredible menu, exploring the hotel’s wellness-landscape, navigating old and new love affairs and adopting a boa constrictor. But when the hotel ends up isolated from the outside world after a storm, it becomes clear that a murderer really is on the loose—and they’re trapped, just like all of the other guests!

Dunkelsprung

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Julius Birdwell, Goldschmiedemeister, Flohdompteur und unfreiwilliger Einbruchkünstler, wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als endlich eine ruhige, unbescholtene Existenz führen zu können. Doch als seine Flohartisten einem plötzlichen Nachtfrost zum Opfer fallen und die geheimnisvolle Elizabeth Thorn in sein Leben tritt, überstürzen sich die Ereignisse. Ein Magier wird ohnmächtig, eine alte Dame macht sich in einem gestohlenen Lastwagen davon, ein Detektiv mit Konzentrationsstörungen findet zu einem ungewöhnlichen Haustier, und Julius sieht sich auf einmal mit existentiellen Fragen konfrontiert: Wie befreit man eine Meerjungfrau? Wie viele Flöhe passen auf eine Nadelspitze? Und warum ist das Leben trotz allem kein Märchen? Julius bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als sich weit über den Tellerrand seiner Welt hinauszulehnen und den Sprung ins Unbekannte zu wagen. Ein phantastisches Abenteuer beginnt ...

Mord in Sunset Hall

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One murder to solve and another to cover up. It’ll be tricky, but the OAP residents of Sunset Hall are going to give it their best shot. It’s an eventful day at Sunset Hall, a house-share for the old and unruly, when the police arrive with news that a body has been discovered next door. Everyone, including Agnes, is secretly relieved that the body in question is not the one they’re currently hiding in the shed (sorry about that, Lillith). Now the answer to their little problem with Lillith may have fallen into their laps. All they have to do is find out who murdered their neighbour, so they can pin Lillith’s death on them, thus killing two old birds with one stone. To investigate, the senior sleuths (not forgetting Hettie the tortoise) will tangle with sinister bakers, broken stair lifts, inept criminals and their own dark secrets.

Garou

3.5 (2)
6

Es ist soweit: Für die Schafe von Glennkill beginnt ein neues, wollsträubendes Abenteuer. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Schäferin Rebecca haben sie die irische Heimat verlassen und ihre ersehnte Europareise angetreten! In Frankreich beziehen sie Winterquartier im Schatten eines entlegenen Schlosses, und eigentlich könnte es dort recht gemütlich sein – wären da nicht die Ziegen auf der Nachbarweide, die mysteriöse Warnung eines fremden Schafes und das allgemeine Unbehagen vor dem Schnee. Ein Mensch im Wolfspelz! – wispern Ziegen und Menschen. Ein Werwolf! Ein Loup Garou! Oder doch nur ein Hirngespinst? Als dann ein Toter am Waldrand liegt, ist schnell nicht mehr klar, wer gefährlicher ist: der Garou oder seine Jäger. Fest steht, dass die Schafe schnell Licht ins Dunkel bringen müssen, um sich selbst und ihre Schäferin zu schützen. Und schon bald folgen sie mit bewährter Schafslogik einer ersten Spur, die sie durch die Gänge des Schlosses und das Schneegestöber der Wälder führt...