Sarah Bestgen, born in 1990, lives with her family in the Rhineland. She studied psychology in Cologne and Bonn and worked in legal psychology and clinical psychology before working for a renowned personnel consultancy in executive selection and development. In addition to her fascination for people, their stories and their psychological abysses, writing is her great passion. She was able to combine both in her thriller debut Happy End.
Thorsten Schleif, born in 1980, judge at the local court in Dinslaken, married and father of two children, has worked as a judge in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for over 16 years. Schleif has been writing non-fiction books (Urteil: Ungerecht, Endlich richtig entscheiden, Wo unsere Justiz versagt) and novels (Richter morden besser, Richter jagen besser, Richter sterben besser) since 2019.
Regina Denk was born in 1981 on the Bavarian-Austrian border. Her love of books and writing has accompanied her throughout her life. From studying literature in Munich, to the other side of the world and back home again, near Munich, where she lives today. She publishes entertainment ranging from thrillers to science fiction under several pseudonyms, while under her real name she devotes herself to more serious material. As a publishing consultant, she advises publishers, authors and artists from the initial idea to the finished book.
Helene Falk holds a doctorate in law and is a former judge. She was born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1985. She now lives and works in Stuttgart, her adopted home.
Megumi Maria Loy was born in Japan but grew up mainly in Germany and has been working as a freelance artist under the name Megumi_M for several years. Her focus is on figurative representations in different styles that bring together the aesthetics of two cultures. She is particularly fond of conveying emotions and personalities and utilising the possibilities of modern media to create both digital paintings and animations. Since 2019, you can watch her create her works on Twitch (www.twitch.tv/megumi_m) and elsewhere.
Marie Sand is the pseudonym of Gabriele Borgmann. She studied art history, worked in newspaper editorial offices and was involved for many years in a political foundation for the realisation of human rights in South Asia. She has been advising non-fiction authors on concept and style since 2009. In 2022, she published her first novel about a quiet heroine. It was the start of a series.
C. C. Bergius (Egon Maria Zimmer) was born in Buehr (Westphalia) in 1910. His first book was about the life of the Mongol prince Genghis Khan (1951). Travelling to Malaysia, Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam inspired the author to write numerous great novels such as Der Fälscher and Heißer Sand which were translated into 19 languages and achieved a total international circulation of over 15 million copies.
Anja Tsokos was born in a country that no longer exists. At least that's the answer she gives her children when they ask her about it. She was born in 1973 in Oschatz, Saxony. At the age of six, her family moved to Moscow as her parents were working in the diplomatic service of the GDR. Shortly before reunification, the family returned to East Germany. Anja Tsokos has lived in Berlin since the 1990s, where she met forensic scientist Michael Tsokos, whom she married in 2010.
Dr. Ulrike Bossmann is a psychologist, systemic therapist, positive psychology coach and author. She has a doctorate in dealing with dilemmas, has been coaching and training executives and private individuals for over ten years, and has published her research on resilience in everyday (professional) life in numerous articles and books. On the online platform soulsweet, she advises people on mental health issues and makes scientifically proven strategies for increasing well-being flexibly accessible from anywhere and at any time.
