Brigitte Riebe

Brigitte Riebe (born 1953) holds a doctorate in history. She first worked as a publishing editor before publishing numerous historical novels, including *Pforten der Nacht*, *Straße der Sterne*, *Die sieben Monde des Jakobus*, *Die Braut von Assisi* and *Die Pestmagd*. Her books have been translated into several languages. Under the pseudonym Nina Geiger, she also wrote women’s novels.