Gerd Schilddorfer

Born in Vienna in 1953, Gerd Schilddorfer is an Austrian journalist, photographer and author. After training as a photographer and studying business administration, he worked first as an editor for a tourism magazine and then in the current-affairs department of the Austria Press Agency. He later worked as a chief reporter on television documentary series, including “Österreich I” and “Österreich II.” Together with David Weiss, he wrote the thrillers “Ewig” (2009), “Narr” (2010) and “Teufel” (2011), a trilogy featuring journalist Paul Wagener and Professor Georg Sina. From 2014 onward, Schilddorfer also published thrillers centered on pilot John Finch. He is an enthusiastic motorcyclist and has frequently traveled the world on two wheels.