Thomas Andresen (Author)

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Thomas Andresen (born September 19, 1934 in Flensburg ; † January 20 or October 20, 1989 there ) was a German doctor and detective writer.

Life

Thomas Andresen received his doctorate in Hamburg in 1963 as a specialist in internal medicine , after having already studied philology for four semesters before changing subjects. During his student days he published two novels, which he later classified as "dubious", with the Papenburg Publishing House under the pseudonym Chris Martin .

He then worked full-time as an internist in a Flensburg clinic, while also working as a freelancer for the Munich weekly magazine Simplicissimus, which was newly founded in 1954, until they were hired in 1967 .

From 1969 until his death in 1989 he published a total of 22 detective novels, first with Goldmann , later with Rowohlt Verlag , then for 2 years again with Goldmann Verlag and finally with the Bastei Lübbe publishing group. At the same time, he wrote 18 detective radio plays for public radio stations from 1972 to 1986, most of which were commissioned by the West German Broadcasting Corporation .

In his heyday as a crime writer from 1972 to 1984, two scripts for the Second German Television also fall . The flow of his extensive medical expertise is characteristic of the content of his plot: in addition to the frequent use of clinics and hospitals as settings, many of his main characters come from the medical profession and other medical professions.

“Thomas Andresen was one of the pioneers of the new German crime novel. He was instrumental in making our genre so popular today. He was also one of the first members of the SYNDICATE . In recent years he has fallen into a serious personal and writing crisis. Depression he couldn't get over. Without a doubt, crime fiction has become poorer, because he, who often developed his material from a medical point of view, was one of the most important authors of the genre. "

- Fred Breinersdorfer : Obituary of the group of authors of German crime literature DAS SYNDIKAT

Works

Detective novels

  • 1961: ( Chris Martin ) The spoiler . Goldring Verlag, Papenburg
  • 1962: ( Chris Martin ) The quiet step . Goldring Verlag, Papenburg
  • 1969: The Anonymous . Goldmann Paperback No. 3200, OA
  • 1969: Do you hear the eagle owl . Goldmann Paperback No. 3169, OA
  • 1970: The fog becomes thicker . Goldmann Paperback No. 3282, OA
  • 1971: Until I can no longer . Goldmann Paperback No. 4310, OA
  • 1972: The Scream . Goldmann Paperback No. 4139, OA
  • 1972: Dirty autumn . Goldmann Paperback No. 4303, OA
  • 1972: The trail of the bad brother . Goldmann Paperback No. 4153, OA
  • 1972: Witching Hour . Goldmann Taschenbuch Nr. 4226, OA
  • 1972: wax in my hands . Goldmann Verlag, Munich, OA, HC
  • 1973: Great as the devil . Goldmann Taschenbuch Nr. 4306, OA
  • 1975: Who bathes in my swimming pool at night . Rororo paperback no. 2350, Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek, OA
  • 1976: Only over my corpse . Rororo Paperback No. 2375, OA
  • 1977: One dead at five in the morning . Rororo Paperback No. 2431, OA
  • 1978: Five gentlemen watching each other . Rororo Paperback No. 2449, OA
  • 1982: the second chance . Rororo Paperback No. 2587, OA
  • 1983: Mr. Struxdorf and the hierarchy of murders . Goldmann Paperback No. 5635, OA
  • 1984: Mr. Struxdorf and playing with blood . Goldmann Paperback No. 5644, OA
  • 1987: dreams of love and murder . Bastei Taschenbuch No. 16513, Bastei Lübbe , Cologne, OA
  • 1988: The blade in the house . Bastei Paperback No. 19518, OA
  • 1988: The smile of the gun muzzle . Bastei Paperback No. 19522, OA
  • 1988: The Rattlesnake's Kiss . Bastei Paperback No. 19522, OA
  • 1989: All murderers are gray at night . Bastei Paperback No. 19534, OA, posthumous

Detective radio plays

  • 1972: Interview with a shadow . WDR / SFB 52 minutes
  • 1973: Shot on a gear . WDR 44 minutes
  • 1974: One black and one white murder . WDR, 51 minutes
  • 1974: Max is fast asleep today . WDR / SFB 55 minutes
  • 1975: Five men with masks . (4 parts, 210 minutes, based on the novel of the same name) WDR
  • 1975: Viola loves the autumn crocus . WDR, 52 minutes
  • 1976: The ventriloquist . BR / WDR 1976, 58 minutes
  • 1976: Die and let die . WDR, 53 minutes
  • 1977: Crash from the marble stairs . WDR, 60 minutes
  • 1977: With the eyes of an owl . WDR, 60 minutes
  • 1978: Murder on Sale . WDR, 48 minutes
  • 1978: hangover killer . WDR, 48 minutes
  • 1979: Fatal Trials . (2 parts) WDR, 56 and 52 minutes
  • 1981: Decay of a Roman . WDR / SDR 55 minutes
  • 1982: a typical murderer . WDR 48 minutes
  • 1982: Bad luck with porcelain . WDR 54 minutes
  • 1983: Again like 18 years ago . WDR 55 minutes
  • 1986: Practice early . SDR 58 minutes

Scripts

  • 1979: Fatal outcome . ( TV film , 105 minutes, ZDF ), director: Stanislav Barabas , EA August 11, 1979
  • 1982: It doesn't always have to be murder. - Endstation Habermorr (series episode, ZDF, 25 minutes), director: Kai Borsche

Others

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Reinhard Jahn : Andresen, Thomas. In: krimilexikon.de. April 2, 2018, accessed January 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Thomas Andresen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ↑ Deadly output in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  4. ↑ It does not always murder be in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Andresen, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and detective writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1989 or October 20, 1989
Place of death Flensburg