Manuela Martini

Manuela Martini (* 1963 in Mainz ) is a German writer , she also publishes under the pseudonyms Lou Peabody and Fran Ray.

life and work

Manuela Martini studied medicine , history , literary studies and Romance studies in Mainz, Munich , Paris and Rome . She then worked as an assistant director and made commercial, industrial and documentary films. After several years in Australia , Manuela Martini now lives in southern Spain.

She writes thrillers and crime novels for young people and adults, the locations of which mostly corresponded to their respective places of residence. From her thrillers published since 2010 under the pseudonym Fran Ray, which u. a. dealing with topics such as nutrition, genetic engineering , overpopulation and globalization , the first (“Die Saat”, 2010) was translated into seven languages ​​and has appeared in numerous European countries.

Works

Children's & youth literature

• Summer frost. Youth thriller . Arena publishing house . Würzburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-401-06305-8 .
• Death is among us . Youth thriller. Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-401-06390-4 .
• Summer night scream . Youth thriller. Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-401-06418-5 .
• Doll vengeance . Youth thriller. Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-06551-9 .
• Dances of death . Youth thriller. Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-06605-9 .
• When it gets dark . Youth thriller. Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-401-06608-0 .

Under the pseudonym Lou Peabody, children's book series Linny and the Dolphins

• The secret bay . Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-401-06482-6 .
• The magical cave . Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-401-06483-3 .
• The hiding place in the rock . Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-401-06484-0 .
• A whale in danger . Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-06592-2 .

Detective novels and thrillers

• Outback . Bastei Lübbe Verlag . Bergisch Gladbach 2002, ISBN 3-404-14821-5 .
• Barrier Reef . Bastei Lübbe Verlag. Bergisch Gladbach 2003, ISBN 3-404-15052-X .
• Dead end . Bastei Lübbe Verlag. Bergisch Gladbach 2004, ISBN 3-404-15244-1 .
• Under cover . Bastei Lübbe Verlag. Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-404-15475-4 .
• The glow of the purple mountains . Bastei Lübbe Verlag. Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15665-8 .
• Off road . Bastei Lübbe Verlag. Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15769-3 .
• Stars over Lisbon . Structure TB. Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-7466-3339-8

Under the pseudonym Fran Ray

• The seeds . Bastei-Lübbe, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-404-16411-0 .
• The Syndicate . Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-404-16630-5 .
• The scandal . Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-404-16943-6 .

Audio books

• Summer frost . Youth thriller. Arena Verlag, ISBN 978-3-401-26305-2 .
• Dances of death . Youth thriller. Arena publishing house. Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-26388-5 .
• The seeds . Bastei-Lübbe, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-7857-4370-6 .
• The Syndicate . Bastei-Lübbe, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-7857-4616-5 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Manuela Martini in the catalog of the German National Library
• Manuela Martini - Personal website
• Lizzynet - Interview with Manuela Martini
• die-blaue-seite.de - Interview with Manuela Martini

Under the pseudonym Fran Ray

• Literature by and about Manuela Martini in the catalog of the German National Library
• Fran Ray website
• frauenzimmer.de - Interview with Fran Ray about Die Saat