Silvia Stolzenburg

Silvia Stolzenburg (* 1974 ) is a German writer . She writes detective novels , thrillers and historical novels .

life and work

After studying German and English , Silvia Stolzenburg completed her doctorate in 2006 at the University of Tübingen . In her doctoral thesis, she examined and described the formulas and mechanisms of contemporary bestsellers . She applied the knowledge gained in this way when she began her literary work after graduation. Between 2010 and 2018 she published 18 novels, including several trilogies and book series .

Stolzenburg's novels are often set in the Baden-Württemberg city of Ulm , which Stolzenburg knows well. In their “Ulm Trilogy”, for example, the construction of the Ulm Minster is a theme. In one of her Stuttgart Regional Crime part of the action takes place in Ulm, and in the 2017 incurred thriller "blood trail" the protagonist is the Ulm Military Police Mark Becker .

In February 2013 she was a founding member of the HOMER Historische Literatur eV association in Ulm and was its 1st chairwoman until 2015. Since 2014, the association has been awarding the HOMER literature prize for the best historical novels and short stories of the previous year. Stolzenburg herself was awarded the HOMER for four of her historical novels.

The author lives in the Swabian Alb.

Works

Historical novels

• Ulm trilogy:
  • The whims of the devil. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-937357-41-6 .
  • The Countess' legacy. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-937357-45-4 .
  • The Sultan's Healer. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-937357-47-8 .

• Teufelsfürst trilogy (continuation of the Ulm trilogy):
  • The devil prince. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-937357-75-1 .
  • The kingdom of the devil prince. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-937357-86-7 .
  • The end of the devil lord. Novel . Bookspot, Planegg 2016, ISBN 978-3-95669-065-5 .

• Richard the Lionheart two-part:
  • Swords and roses. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-95669-065-5 .
  • In the kingdom of the lioness. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-937357-61-4 .

• Venice novel:
  • Daughters of the lagoon. Novel . Bookspot, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-937357-60-7 .

• Scotland novel:
  • The Thane of Cawdor. Novel . Bookspot, Planegg 2017, ISBN 978-3-95669-064-8 .

• Nuremberg Saga (ointment maker series):
  • The ointment maker. Historical novel . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2016, ISBN 978-3-8392-1731-3 .
  • The ointment maker and the beggar boy. Historical novel . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2016, ISBN 978-3-8392-1910-2 .
  • The ointment maker and the whore. Historical novel . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2017, ISBN 978-3-8392-2157-0 .
  • The ointment maker and the angel of death. Historical novel. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2019, ISBN 978-3839224236
  • The ointment maker and the philosopher's stone. Historical novel. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2020, ISBN 978-3839227060
• Tribute series:
  • Tribute to sin. Historical novel. Ink & Pen, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-2496703979

Historical detective novels

• The master bandit . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2018, ISBN 978-3-8392-2301-7 .
• The escape of the master bandit, Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2019, ISBN 978-3839225301
• The Beguines of Ulm . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2020, ISBN 978-3-8392-2552-3 .

Detective novels

• Stuttgart crime novels (Anna Benz and Markus Hauer):
  • Deadly hunt. Detective novel . Edition 211, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-95669-052-5 .
  • The fly. Detective novel . Edition 211, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-95669-053-2 .
  • Deadly suspicions. Detective novel . Edition 211, Planegg 2016, ISBN 978-3-95669-069-3 .

• Fire investigator crime novels (Tina Baumann):
  • Trail of fire . Weltbild, Augsburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-95973-312-0 .
  • Doll hunting. Weltbild, Augsburg 2019, ISBN 978-3959739979

thriller

• Mark Becker series:
  • Blood trail. Thriller . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2017, ISBN 978-3-8392-2069-6 .
  • The dark web. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2018, ISBN 978-3839222805
  • Cheat. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2019, ISBN 978-3839224243

Awards

• 2014 Golden Homer for Der Teufelsfürst in the Biography category
• 2014 Bronze Homer for Daughters of the Lagoon in the Relationship & Society category
• 2015 Golden Homer for The Kingdom of the Devil Prince in the Suspense & Adventure category
• 2020 Silver Homer for The Salve Maker and the Angel of Death

Web links

• Literature by and about Silvia Stolzenburg in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of Silvia Stolzenburg

Individual evidence

1. ^ Authors found HOMER, Association for Historical Literature , Börsenblatt , February 14, 2013, boersenblatt.net, accessed on May 11, 2018.
2. ↑ HOMER 2015: The winners are ... , homer-historische-literatur.de, accessed on May 11, 2018.
3. ↑ HOMER shortlist 2015 announced , Buchjournal, buchjournal.de, accessed on May 11, 2018.
4. ↑ Stolzenburg, Silvia. In: homer-historische-literatur.de. Retrieved May 11, 2018 .