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Christian Klinger
Author · 8 books
Christian Klinger was born in Vienna in 1966 and studied law. He began writing crime novels in 2005. From 2009, he also wrote mystery stories for the Sunday edition of the Austrian newspaper Die Presse, creating the private detective Marco Martin for this purpose. His publications include numerous crime novels and contributions to anthologies, among them Winzertod, Gleichenfeier and Bühnentod. Klinger received the Luitpold-Stern Förderpreis and was shortlisted for the Agatha Christie Crime Prize in 2011. Before turning to writing, he played bass in various bands.