Harald Schneider (writer)

Harald Schneider (* 1962 in Speyer ) is a German writer . In addition to his work as an author of books for children and young people, he also writes crime novels and epics for adults.

Reading on June 15, 2007 in Vöhl

Life

Schneider started writing during his studies. At first he wrote for various student newspapers , over time more and more short crime stories and stories for the rainbow press as well as satirical articles such as With the pedal boat to Ibiza or hotel to the police followed . He has established his protagonist Kriminalhauptkommissar Reiner Palzki, who investigates in the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the Vorderpfalz (Pfalz-Krimi), in the Gmeiner crime publishing house and in several regional newspapers such as the Rheinpfalz .

Since the birth of his four children (born 1994–2008) Schneider has been involved in children's guessing thrillers and detective stories. He also works as a business economist in a media group, where he deals with strategic planning in the publishing industry. He is a member of the syndicate (association of German-speaking crime writers) as well as in the Friedrich-Bödecker-Kreis (FBK).

In 2008 Schneider founded the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Klang und Mord” together with the percussionist Pit Vogel. Under this name, the duo offers readings with musical accompaniment as Die Palzki-Krimi-Show and implements the plot of the Palzki novels with ironic situation comedy. In the 2009 season he was the first German park clerk to work at Holiday Park Haßloch . According to the Gmeiner Verlag, with a circulation of more than 90,000 copies per paperback, he is one of the most widely read regional crime authors in Germany.

Schneider lives in Schifferstadt ( Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ).

Works

Commissioner Palzki series

• Harvest victims, (Pfalzkrimi, Commissioner Palzki's first case) . 7th edition. Gmeiner-Verlag , 2008, ISBN 978-3-89977-748-2 .
• Schwarzkittel, (Commissioner Palzki's second case). 4th edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-89977-804-5 .
• Inventiveness, (Commissioner Palzki's third case). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-8392-1009-3 .
• Water money, (Commissioner Palzki's fourth case). 3. Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2010 ISBN 978-3-8392-1062-8 .
• Bierleiche, (audio book with Commissioner Palzki, speaker: Johannes Steck ). Eichbaum Brewery 2010.
• Räuberbier, (Commissioner Palzki's fifth case). 4th edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-8392-1129-8 .
• Bloodstream, (Commissioner Palzki's sixth case). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-8392-1240-0 .
• Pilgrim's footsteps, (Commissioner Palzki's seventh case). 6th edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-8392-1318-6 .
• Palzki determined, (guessing crime). 4th edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-8392-1331-5 .
• Unlucky artists, (Commissioner Palzki's eighth case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2013, ISBN 978-3-8392-1384-1 .
• Ancestral Curse, (Commissioner Palzki's ninth case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2013, ISBN 978-3-8392-1437-4 .
• Dead beds, (Commissioner Palzki's tenth case). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-8392-1538-8 .
• Who murders in the Electoral Palatinate ?, (11 Palzki short thrillers and 111 leisure tips). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8392-1582-1 .
• Weinrausch, (Commissioner Palzki's eleventh case). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3-8392-1686-6 .
• Fabled, (Commissioner Palzki's twelfth case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3-8392-1743-6 .
• Murderberry, (Inspector Palzki's 13th case). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2016, ISBN 978-3-8392-1925-6 .
• No parking, (Commissioner Palzki's 14th case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2017, ISBN 978-3-8392-2049-8 .
• Hambacher Frühling, (Commissioner Palzki's 15th case). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-8392-2215-7 .
• Pfälzer Eisfeuer, (Commissioner Palzki's 16th case ). 2nd Edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-8392-2328-4 .
• A murderer from the Electoral Palatinate, (Commissioner Palzki's 17th case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2019, ISBN 978-3-8392-2419-9 .
• Ceremony, (Commissioner Palzki's 18th case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2020, ISBN 978-3-8392-2571-4 .
• Palatinate building sins, (Commissioner Palzki's 19th case). 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag 2020, ISBN 978-3-8392-2747-3 .

thriller

• NAFD, political thriller. 1st edition. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-8392-2155-6 .

Children's thrillers

• The Palzki kids in great danger - Volume 1. Höma-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-937329-84-0 .
• The Palzki-Kids on a secret mission - Volume 2. Pfälzische V.-A., 2015, ISBN 978-3-87629-340-0 .

• Die Meisterschnüffler I Complete new edition - eBook-only. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7349-9352-7 .
• Die Meisterschnüffler II Complete new edition - eBook-only. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7349-9354-1 .
• Die Meisterschnüffler III Complete new edition - eBook-only. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7349-9356-5 .
• The Master Sniffers IV - eBook-only. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-7349-9416-6 .

• The Master Sniffers, Volume 1 - Adventure in the Castle Ruins. Verlag Eifelkrone, 2004, ISBN 3-937640-06-1 .
• The Master Sniffers, Volume 2 - Volcanic Lake in Danger. Verlag Eifelkrone, 2005, ISBN 3-937640-12-6 .
• The Master Sniffers, Volume 3 - Ghost Hunt. Verlag Eifelkrone, 2007, ISBN 978-3-937640-28-0 .

• The wild four and the mysterious message . Volume 1. 2004, ISBN 978-3-937640-05-1
• The wild four and the treasure in the town hall cellar . Volume 2. 2005, ISBN 978-3-937640-13-6
• The wild four and the secret of the parrots . Volume 3. 2007, ISBN 978-3-937640-29-7

Contributions to anthologies

• Palzki short thriller. In: Murderous West . Bookspot Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-937357-23-2 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Deadly Calculated . Rhein-Mosel Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89801-213-3 .
• Time is running out. In: Insights & Outlooks . Marsilius Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-929242-46-1 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Deadly Waters . Gmeiner-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-8392-1024-6 .
• Short thriller. In: Murder Apple . Sieben-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-940235-85-5 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Murderous ingenuity . Gmeiner-Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8392-1127-4 .
• Do you still have sex? In: Secret Service Yearbook 2011 . Gmeiner-Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8392-1169-4 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Malt and manslaughter - Small murders among beer friends . Gmeiner-Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8392-1187-8 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Mannheim on the criminal tour . Wellhöfer-Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-95428-106-0 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Slevogt's death . Agiro-Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-939233-60-2 .
• Short thriller. In: Blutworschtblues. Wellhöfer-Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-95428-213-5 .
• Short thriller. In: Tatort Weinland Pfalz. ars vivendi Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-86913-854-1 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Kreis Jahrbuch Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 2019 Volume 35 . Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, 2018, ISBN 978-3-931717-19-3 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Palatinate criminal Christmas. Wellhöfer-Verlag, 2019, ISBN 978-3-95428-263-0 .
• Palzki short thriller. In: Kreis Jahrbuch Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 2020 Volume 36 . Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, 2019, ISBN 978-3-931717-20-9 .

Plays (crime dinner)

• Death the Palatinate way - A peaceful idyll with and without arsenic, 2013.
• Reiner Palzki and the murderous choral society, 2014.
• Megalomania in Weingarten, 2016.

Web links

• Official website of Harald Schneider
• Complete bibliography by Harald Schneider
• Literature by and about Harald Schneider in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BNN, March 12, 2018, p. 4.