Mein Essay über Lady Gaga erzählt von Sonderwegen. Von dem eines jungen Mädchens namens Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, das zu Lady Gaga wurde, von meinem - und dem meiner Freunde. Von Partys und Drag, Outsidertum und Selbstfindung, von spätem Coming-of-Age und davon, wie man jedes bisschen Mut zusammenkratzt, um das zu werden, was man schon immer sein wollte. Die einzelnen Abschnitte führen ins Dorf und in die Kleinstadt, nach Köln und New York, auf Konzert- und Lesebühnen, an den Schreibtisch und in den Club. Lady Gaga liefert den Soundtrack und die Attitüde dazu.'
From Melanie Raabe, the author of The Trap, The Stranger Upstairs is another dazzling, dizzying psychological thriller guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very last page.
Several years ago, your husband, and the father of your young son, disappeared. Since then, you've dreamed of his return; railed against him for leaving you alone; grieved for your marriage; and, finally, vowed to move on.
One morning, the phone rings. When you answer, a voice at the other end tells you your husband's on a plane bound for home, and that you'll see him tomorrow.
You've imagined this reunion countless times. Of course you have. But nothing has prepared you for the reality. For you realize you don't know this man.
Because he isn't your husband, he's a complete stranger - and he's coming home with you.
Even worse, he seems to know about something very bad you once did, something no one else could possibly know about . . . Could they?
Linda Conrads, 38, är en berömd och notoriskt tillbakadragen författare. För tolv år sedan blev hennes syster Anna, brutalt mördad. Mördaren åkte aldrig fast, men Linda såg honom. Och nu har hon precis sett honom igen på TV.
Mannen är numera en känd journalist, och Linda vet att ingen kommer att tro henne om hon riktar mordanklagelser mot honom. Så hon gör det hon kan bäst: Hon skriver en ny roman. En thriller omen kvinna som blir mördad - där gärningsmannen kommer undan.
När boken publiceras ger Linda en enda intervju. I sitt eget hem. Och intervjuaren är den enda person som vet mer om fallet än hon gör, som vet vad som faktiskt hände den där natten
MELANIE RAABE är en tysk författare och journalist. Hennes debutroman Fällan [Die Falle] vann Stuttgarter Krimipris i kategorin Årets bästa kriminaldebut, har översatts till ett stort antal språk och blivit en storsäljare världen över. Filmrättigheterna har sålts till produktionsbolaget TriStar Pictures, och den kommande storfilmen kommer att produceras av Elizabeth Cantillon (Concussion) och Josh Bratman (The Sitter).
In this twisted debut thriller, a reclusive author sets the perfect trap for her sister's murderer--but is he really the killer?
For 11 years, the bestselling author Linda Conrads has mystified fans by never setting foot outside her home. Haunted by the unsolved murder of her younger sister--who she discovered in a pool of blood--and the face of the man she saw fleeing the scene, Linda's hermit existence helps her cope with debilitating anxiety. But the sanctity of her oasis is shattered when she sees her sister's murderer on television. Hobbled by years of isolation, Linda resolves to use the plot of her next novel to lay an irresistible trap for the man. As the plan is set in motion and the past comes rushing back, Linda's memories--and her very sanity--are called into question. Is this man a heartless killer or merely a helpless victim?
The Trap by Melanie Raabe is set, and ready to spring.
I know who killed my sister.
I wrote this novel for him.
Twelve years ago, Linda's sister Anna was murdered. Her killer was never caught, but Linda saw him. Now, all these years on, she's just seen him again. On TV.
He has since become a well-known reporter, and Linda - a famous novelist and infamous recluse - knows no one will believe her if she accuses him, so she does the only thing she can think of: she writes a thriller about a woman who is murdered, her killer never caught. When the book is published, she agrees to give just one media interview. At home. To the one person who knows more about the case than she does.
He knows what happened that night and she wrote a book about it but, when the doorbell rings, neither of them can be sure how the story will end.
