Ingrid Noll was born in Shanghai to German parents, and studied German philology and art history in Bonn. She is the mother of three grown-up children. When these left home, she started to write crime stories, which all became instant bestsellers. Head Count received the Glauser Prize and is just one of her novels which has been successfully adapted for the screen. Previous works by the author, all Diogenes, include: Der Hahn ist tot (Hell Hath No Fury) (1991) – Harper Collins, UK (1996), rights reverted; Söderström, Finland (1997); Calmann-Lévy, France (1996); Shueisha, Japan (2000); Vaga, Lithuania (2004); Presença, Portugal (2002); Inostranka, Russia (2003), Die Apothekerin (The Pharmacist) (1994); Röslein Rot (Red Rose) (1998); Die Häupter meiner Lieben (Head Count) (1993) – these titles, and others, have also been published widely in translation. Translation rights available from Diogenes Verlag, Sprecherstr. 8 8032 Zurich, Switzerland Tel: +41 1 2548511 Email: bau@diogenes.ch Contact: Susanne Bauknecht Applications for assistance with translation costs - Switzerland Rights already sold: Circe, Spain Diogenes Verlag was founded in Zurich in 1952 by Daniel Keel and Rudolf C. Bettschart. One of the leading international publishing houses, its authors include Alfred Andersch, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Patricia Highsmith, Donna Leon, Bernhard Schlink and Patrick Süskind. Children’s authors include Tatjana Hauptmann, Ute Krause, Karl Friedrich Waechter and Tomi Ungerer.