Romy Hausmann: Himmelerdenblau

Romy Hausmann is a creative powerhouse who doesn't fit into any box. The former journalist is not only "one of Germany's most successful thriller writers" (The Sunday Times), but is also constantly breaking new ground: she wrote poems in English on the mechanical typewriter "Princess Standard" and sang them herself together with Martin Bechler from Fortuna Ehrenfeld. Together with Martin Bechler, she can also be seen at the Autumn Reading when she presents her new thriller "Himmelerdenblau". And this is just under a year after she stood on stage in New York and accepted the International Emmy Award for the Netflix series following her sensational debut success "Dear Child".

Her new book is a merciless thriller about the disappearance of a child, the fear of remembering and ruined lives.
Julie Novak has been missing since September 7, 2003. The family is broken. Only her father Theo won't stop looking for her. When it is the twentieth anniversary of Julie's disappearance, podcaster Liv contacts Theo. She has come across a new lead. But if he wants to find out the truth, he has to hurry before his advancing dementia covers everything in darkness. Who the hell took his daughter from him? And is there anything crueler than not knowing the fate of your own child?

Romy Hausmann was born in Thuringia in 1981 and fled to West Germany with her parents. Her debut novel "Liebes Kind" (Dear Child) immediately reached number 1 on the SPIEGEL bestseller list. With the thrillers "Marta schläft" and "Perfect Day" as well as her non-fiction book "True Crime. Der Abgrund in dir" she continued her success. The poetry collection "Princess Standard" (book and CD) was published in 2024. All of her books are SPIEGEL bestsellers and her works are published with great success in 30 countries.