THE DEATH WOMAN: The Revenge (Vol. I)

  • A guarantee for top-notch suspense.
  • 270,000 copies sold of Vol. I.
  • 530,000 copies sold of Totenfrau (Vol. I-III).  With rights sold to 16 countries and an adaptation into a Netflix series!
  • English sample translation will be available soon.

Blum is a mortician. She is a loving mother of two, striking for her big heart, dark humor, and coolness. Blum rides a motorcycle, she enjoys drinking, and she is happily married. Blum’s life is good. But suddenly, that life unravels with the accidental death of her husband, Mark, a police officer.

Mark is run over right before her eyes. Hit-and-run. Everything falls apart. Blum grieves but refuses to accept her fate. The most important thing in her life is suddenly gone: her anchor, her happiness. By chance, she finds out there is more behind her husband's accident - that five influential people wanted him dead.

Blum seeks revenge. Why did Mark have to die? Once she has the answers, she strikes. Mercilessly. Why is she capable of this? The answer lies years in the past.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 13.03.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01681-3
  • 352 Pages
  • Series: Die Totenfrau Serie
  • Author: Bernhard Aichner

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Bernhard Aichner

Bernhard Aichner : Born in East Tyrol, he discovered writing at an early age as a way of countering the confines of rural life. Inspired by the tales his mother read to him, he developed a passion for dark stories. To this day, the author writes by hand and sketches each scene on paper first. This deliberate way of working allows him to create a special closeness to his characters that makes the reader empathize intensely. 
Aichner's fast-paced, pictorial narrative style develops a pull that inexorably captivates the reader. His protagonists fight unflinchingly for survival, authentically, emotionally and captivatingly. While his thrillers reveal the deepest human abysses, Aichner inspires his audience with his optimistic and cheerful manner.
Aichner achieved his international breakthrough in 2014 with his thriller Totenfrau . The NETFLIX series adaptation was in the TOP 10 in 67 countries worldwide, season 2 was released in 2025.