The Lie (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781904738428)

Hammesfahr, born 1951, left school at 13, became pregnant by an alcoholic at 17 and began writing novels in 1991. Her first thriller was turned down 159 times but eventually success arrived. Hammesfahr has written over twenty crime and suspense novels. She also writes scripts for television and film. She is married with three children and lives near Cologne. Mike Mitchell is a well-known translator of German works and the winner of a number of literary prizes. He has translated the other Studer novels as well.