Jan Zweyer (born December 12, 1953, in Frankfurt (Main))[1]) is a German writer. Jan Zweyer is only his pen name. His real name is Rüdiger Richartz.[1]
Career
editHe first graduated in architecture and then in social sciences[1] and worked as scientific clerk. After that he worked as a freelance journalist.[1][2] He has been working for an international industrial company for several years and only writes in his leisure.[1] Zweyer writes detective stories which deal in the Ruhr and are very popular in Northrhine-Westphalia because of its naturalistic descriptions.[3]
Novels
edit- 1998 Glück auf. Glück ab ISBN 978-3-89425-212-0. OCLC 75944757.
- 1999 Alte Genossen ISBN 978-3-89425-221-2. OCLC 42217666.
- 1999 Siebte Sohle, Querschlag West ISBN 978-3-89425-230-4. OCLC 76017269.
- 1999 Tödliches Abseits ISBN 978-3-89425-234-2. OCLC 62321788.
- 2000 Georgs Geheimnis ISBN 978-3-89425-242-7. OCLC 62514546.
- 2001 Tatort Töwerland ISBN 978-3-89425-253-3. OCLC 67182481.
- 2002 Glänzender Tod ISBN 978-3-89425-263-2. OCLC 76404441.
- 2004 Verkauftes Sterben ISBN 978-3-89425-289-2. OCLC 70914823.
- 2005 Als der Himmel verschwand ISBN 978-3-89425-313-4. OCLC 76753742.
- 2007 Franzosenliebchen, Grafit Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89425-605-0. OCLC [1].
- 2009 Goldfasan,[4] Grafit Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89425-611-1 OCLC 458745084.
- 2011 Persilschein,[5] Grafit Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89425-615-9. OCLC 725281952.
Short stories
edit- 2002 Nur wir allein
- 2002 Das Skelett von Königsborn
- 2004 Mit Walther in Aldekerk
- 2004 Margarethe
- 2006 Goleo, Pille, Pils und Schalke
- 2006 Die lieben Kleinen
- 2008 Langes Wochenende
- 2008 Zappels Plan
- 2009 Knapp vorbei ist auch daneben
- 2009 Ausverkauf
Private life
editHe lives in Herne[4] in the Ruhr[1] with his wife and his dog.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Cholfirst-Krimi: Mord nicht ausgeschlossen (Cholfirst criminal story: Murder not excluded Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ a b Kettwiger Weinkeller FlyerKriminacht (Kettwiger Weinkeller criminal story night) Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ deutschsprachige Krimiautoren Zweyer, Jan (German Speaking detective story authors) (in German)
- ^ a b Jan Zweyer at www.herne.de (in German)
- ^ "Jan Zweyer, Persilschein". Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
External links
edit- Jan Zweyer in the German National Library catalogue
- Official Homepage
- German detective story lexicon
- Jan Zweyer in: NRW Literatur im Netz (in German)