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She has won several awards, including the crime prize of wiesbaden and the rhineland literary prize hammesfahr was born in immerath erkelenz, north rhinewestphalia. In this intelligent novel hammesfahr has etched with precision the thoughts of a woman on the edge of madness. What could have caused this quiet, lovable young mother to stab a stranger in the throat, again and again, until she was pulled off his body. The basis for the highly acclaimed netflix series starring jessica biel. Publishers weekly demonstrates why she is one of germanys bestselling writers of crime and psychological thrillers. Petra hammesfahr was born on may 10, 1951 in titz, germany.
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