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Volker Kutscher,
born in 1962, studied German,
Philosophy and History and started a career as an
editor for a daily newspaper before he wrote his first
thriller. Currently he is a full-time writer and lives in
Cologne. Previous works include: Bullenmord
(1996) and Vater unser (1998), both written with
Christian Schnalke; Der schwarze Jakobiner (2001)
– all Emons Verlag
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