Ernst Solèr
Ernst Solèr (born July 7, 1960 in Männedorf ; † July 16, 2008 ) was a Swiss writer and journalist . He became known as an author in particular with his crime novels .
Life
After graduating from high school , Ernst Solèr tried his hand at becoming an ethnology student, rock guitarist and game inventor . In 1987 he began a career with Swiss television , where he worked as an editor and producer of various TV programs. In 1999 he got out and from then on devoted himself to writing. He worked as a columnist and reporter and wrote numerous short stories as well as several radio plays and novels. He wrote Schreckmümpfelis for the Swiss radio station DRS and wrote the gambling column “ Gambling with Solèr” for the business newspaper Cash (which was discontinued in 2007) for four years .
In 1999 he published his TV thriller Odds Blood , and in 2002 the scene novel The Problem Solver . He was also successful with his crime novels about the moody captain Fred Staub of the Zurich canton police . In 2006 dust appeared in the fire . Dust in the Water followed in March 2007 , the series continued with Dust in the Snow in 2008 and ended in 2009 with the appearance of Dust in Paradise .
Solèr has received a media award for financial journalists as well as several awards for short stories.
Ernst Solèr had a daughter and lived in Zurich . He died of cancer on July 16, 2008 at the age of 48.
Works
- Odds blood. Seven black days from the colorful world of television . NAP, Freienstein 1999, ISBN 3-9521434-2-1
- The problem solver . Novel. WOA (Workshop for Public Relations), Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-9512180-9-6
- Dust in the fire . Detective novel. Grafit , Dortmund 2006, ISBN 3-89425-316-9
- Dust in the water . Detective novel. Grafit, Dortmund 2007, ISBN 978-3-89425-332-5
- Dust in the snow . Detective novel. Grafit, Dortmund 2008, ISBN 978-3-89425-346-2
- Dust in paradise . Detective novel. Grafit, Dortmund 2009, ISBN 978-3-89425-357-8
Short stories in anthologies (selection)
- Bones cooking . In: Heisskalt - Sauna Reading Book . Swissandfamous, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-9522949-1-8
- Casino Panama . In: TatortSchweiz 2 . Edited by Paul Ott . Limmat, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85791-539-0
- The hydrograph . In: Beautiful corpses in Vienna . Edited by Angela Eßer. Grafit, Dortmund 2008, ISBN 978-3-89425-348-6
- Zurich's heart . In: A - CH football. Overplayed and dribbled out . Edited by Michael Stiller u. Wolfgang Kühn. Provincial Library, Weitra 2008, ISBN 978-3-85252-878-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Solèr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author's website
- Entry about Ernst Solèr in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ nachrichten.ch of July 18, 2008: Zurich crime writer Ernst Solèr has died
- ↑ Awards
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solèr, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Männedorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 2008 |