Anja Jantschik (28 May 1969 – 13 September 2024) was a German journalist and writer, mainly known for her crime novels.[1]

Anja Jantschik
Jantschik in 2014
Born(1969-05-28)28 May 1969
Died13 September 2024(2024-09-13) (aged 55)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Writer and journalist
Years active2006–2024
Website(in German)

Biography

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Anja Jantschik was born in Mutlangen 1969. Her father was a goldsmith in Schwäbisch Gmünd.[2] She developed an early talent in the writer's guild. Since the mid-1990s, she has worked as a freelance journalist for several newspapers, including the Gmünder Tagespost in Ostalbkreis.[3][4]

She published her first novel in 2006, a thriller with the title Mord zwischen den Zeilen. The first five Ostalb thrillers were published by Unicorn Publishing House in Schwäbisch Gmünd.[5] As a crime writer she read from their works regularly as part of cultural festivals and cultural events.[6][7][8]

Jantschik lived in Göggingen.[2] She died on 13 September 2024, at the age of 55.[9]

Selected works

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  • Jantschik, Anja (2006). Mord zwischen den Zeilen (in German). Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-936373-26-4. OCLC 180915854.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2007). Blauäugig! : [Ostalbkrimi] (in German). Schwäbisch Gmünd: Einhorn-Verl. ISBN 978-3-936373-30-1. OCLC 188267803.
  • —— (2008). Naturtod. Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-936373-44-8. OCLC 723920258.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2010). Im Schatten des Einhorns (in German). Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-936373-47-9. OCLC 663479242.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2012). Blutgarn. Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-936373-74-5. OCLC 819513887.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2014). Mordtrieb. Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-00-045120-1. OCLC 881301299.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2015). Remsmord. Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-00-050643-7. OCLC 932016311.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2019). Mordschau (in German). Schwäbisch Gmünd: Einhorn-Verlag+Druck GmbH. ISBN 978-3-95747-087-4. OCLC 1096286619.
  • —— (2020). Klopfzeichen (in German). Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-95747-099-7. OCLC 1196180349.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • —— (2021). Das Schweigen der Frauen (in German). Schwäbisch Gmünd. ISBN 978-3-95747-124-6. OCLC 1291282088.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

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  1. ^ Schniederjürgen, Axel (2012). Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2012/2013 : Achtundsechzigster Jahrgang (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 485. ISBN 978-3-11-027790-6. OCLC 820827825.
  2. ^ a b "Anja Jantschik schrieb mit "Im Schatten des Einhorns" einen Gmünder Krimi". remszeitung.de (in German). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Anja Jantschik". Gmünder Tagespost (in German). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Anja Jantschik". Schwäbische Post (in German). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Anja Jantschik". einhorn-Verlag - Onlineshop (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Kulturelles Leben soll wieder lebendig werden". www.schwaebische-post.de (in German). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Literarischer Abend - Krimis von der Ostalb". Unterkochen (in German). 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Krimilesung in Untergröningen". einhorn-Verlag+Druck GmbH (in German). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ Länge, Michael (21 September 2024). "Adieu, liebe Kollegin" [Farewell, dear colleague]. Gmünder Tagespost (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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