Leonie Swann

Leonie Swann (* 1975 in Dachau) is the pseudonym of a German crime writer.

Life

Leonie Swann studied philosophy, psychology and English literature in Munich. After extended stays in Paris, she currently lives in Berlin.

Her first novel Glennkill has now sold over 1.5 million copies in Germany alone and translated into 30 languages. On 8 June 2010 appeared under the title Garou Swann's second novel, a sequel to Glennkill.

Awards

  • 2006 Friedrich Glauser Prize of the " group of authors German -language crime fiction - The Syndicate " for Glennkill as Best First Novel
  • 2007 book favorite for the audiobook Glennkill

Film

The UFA is currently working on a film adaptation of the novel Glennkill as a CGI animated family thriller in 3D.

Works

  • Glenn Kill: A sheep detective story. Munich: Goldmann, 2005 ISBN 3-442-30129-7.
  • Glennkill than Audiobook ( 5 CDs). Munich: Random House Audio, 2005 ISBN 3-86604-009-1.
  • Garou. A sheep - thriller. Munich: Goldmann, 2010 ISBN 978-3-442-31224-5.
  • Garou: a sheep - thriller. Read by Andrea Sawatzki. Random House Audio 2010, ( condensed version, 5 CD, running time: 375 min) ISBN 978-3-837-10223-9
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