Hermann Merz

Hermann Merz (* 1954 in Kreuzlingen ), better known under his pseudonym Joel Dominique Sante , is a Swiss crime writer . He became known for his novel series “Tatort Thurgau”.

Life

Hermann Merz grew up in Thurgau Kreuzlingen on Lake Constance and attended school there. After training as a structural draftsman, he became an officer in the Thurgau canton police in 1976. He was employed in various positions in the traffic police, the criminal police and at the cantonal emergency call center in Frauenfeld . He was also a service dog handler for 30 years. After his retirement he wrote 10 detective novels and thrillers, which are characterized by realistic storylines and attention to detail.

Detective novels and thrillers

• Tatort Thurgau - Der Eidgenosse - Mesan Verlag - ISBN 978-3-952-3196-9-7
• Tatort Thurgau - Tödlicher Mammon - Mesan Verlag - ISBN 978-3-952-4871-1-2
• Tatort Thurgau - Destruction from the afterlife - Mesan Verlag - ISBN 978-3-9525240-0-8
• Tatort Thurgau - In nomine Domini, In the name of the Lord - Mesan Verlag - ISBN 978-3-9524871-7-4
• Saskja and Napoleon . Mesan Verlag, Frauenfeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-9523196-2-8 .
• The secret of the dohm . Mesan Verlag (BOD), 2003, ISBN 978-3-9523196-4-2 .
• Legalon Company - The Hunt for the Legacy of the Holocaust . Mesan Verlag (BOD), 2007, ISBN 978-3-9523196-1-1 .
  • Operation Legalon - The hunt for the Legacy of the Holocaust . Mesan Verlag (BOD), 2019, ISBN 978-3-9524245-8-2 (English).
• Death flowers from Caracas . Mesan Verlag (BOD), 2006, ISBN 978-3-9523196-3-5 .
• The hunt for the panther . Mesan Verlag (BOD), 2006, ISBN 978-3-9523196-6-6 .
• Diamonds of death . Mesan Verlag (BOD), ISBN 978-3-9523196-0-4 .

Web pages

• Author's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thurgau crime novels. In: regiokrimi.de. Retrieved August 10, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Joel Dominique Sante. In: LovelyBooks . Retrieved August 10, 2020 (short résumé). 
3. ↑ Judith Schuck: "I see the events run like a film in front of me". In: Kreuzlinger Nachrichten. June 13, 2018, accessed August 10, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Nicole D'orazio: Finally together via detours. In: St. Galler Tagblatt . July 24, 2014, accessed August 10, 2020 . 
5. ^ Inka Grabowsky: From investigator to crime writer. In: thurgaukultur.ch. November 28, 2017, accessed August 10, 2020 . 
6. ^ Crime scene Thurgau im Trösch. In: Kreuzlinger Nachrichten. November 29, 2017, accessed August 10, 2020 .