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Nele Neuhaus

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Nele Neuhaus, born in 1967, is one of the best-selling German crime authors. She became world-famous with her „Taunus mysteries“ featuring the detective duo Oliver von Bodenstein and Pia Kirchhoff. Her cases combine ingenious plotting with a look behind respectable façades. Books such as „Snow White Must Die“ and „Big Bad Wolf“ long topped the bestseller lists. Good to know: She is regarded as one of the most successful German crime authors of all. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. The detective duo Bodenstein and Kirchhoff solves case after case there. Neuhaus comes from the region herself and knows its settings intimately. An old miscarriage of justice tears open fresh abysses in a village. This case brought her international breakthrough. The aristocratic inspector and the down-to-earth colleague complement each other perfectly. Their cases form the heart of Neuhaus’s hit series. The body of a girl leads the detectives into a web of abuse and cover-up. Neuhaus repeatedly takes on delicate social issues.

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In which genre does Nele Neuhaus write?

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crime novel

She is regarded as one of the most successful German crime authors of all.

💡 Did you know? Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

In which region is Neuhaus’s famous crime series set?

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the Taunus

The detective duo Bodenstein and Kirchhoff solves case after case there.

💡 Did you know? Neuhaus comes from the region herself and knows its settings intimately.

What is one of Neuhaus’s best-known Taunus mysteries?

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Snow White Must Die

An old miscarriage of justice tears open fresh abysses in a village.

💡 Did you know? This case brought her international breakthrough.

What is the detective duo in Neuhaus’s Taunus mysteries?

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Bodenstein und Kirchhoff

The aristocratic inspector and the down-to-earth colleague complement each other perfectly.

💡 Did you know? Their cases form the heart of Neuhaus’s hit series.

What is one of the best-known Bodenstein-Kirchhoff cases, dealing with child abuse?

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Bad Wolf

The body of a girl leads the detectives into a web of abuse and cover-up.

💡 Did you know? Neuhaus repeatedly takes on delicate social issues.

Which Taunus mystery links a present-day murder with the Nazi past?

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The Ice Queen

The murder of an old man leads deep into the crimes of the Nazi era.

💡 Did you know? Such historical references give her thrillers particular depth.

How did Nele Neuhaus bring out her first crime novels?

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self-published

Only the success of these self-productions won her a major publisher.

💡 Did you know? Today she is among Germany’s most-read crime authors.

Where do the adaptations of the Taunus mysteries air?

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on ZDF

Several bestsellers have been successfully adapted for television.

💡 Did you know? The adaptations regularly reach millions of viewers.

Nele Neuhaus

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