THE DOCTOR AND THE LOVELY MURDER

  • A charming yet morbidly humorous crime novel with a sympathetic murderer as the hero.
  • René Anour's historical crime series Die Totenärztin (Vol. I–IV) sold 50,000 copies, with rights sold to the Czech Republic (Alpress). 

Death & veterinarian!

Oh no. How can you accidentally become a murderer? But that is exactly what happens to the shy veterinarian Severin Herr. He didn't mean to kill his boss – well, not really. It was an accident. Only, no one is going to believe him. Not only was his boss a beloved media star and "nation's animal friend", but he also embezzled donation money and pinned it on Severin. Thanks a lot! 
Severin quickly decides to cover up the murder. And as if that was not bad enough, cleaning lady Jedna starts to suspect something. But instead of being horrified, she sees the potential for a very lucrative side business. She has connections. And with the money, they could save the sanctuary attached to the practice and its animals. Severin insists that only bad people be targeted. Before he knows what is happening, he is already got his first assignment. And it is a doozy ...

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 14.10.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01378-2
  • 384 Pages
  • Author: René Anour

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René Anour

René Anour lives in Vienna. He studied veterinary medicine there, although a research project led him all the way to Harvard Medical School. He now works for the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety and is an expert in newly developed medicines for the European Medical Agency. His historical novel Im Schatten des Turms explores a fascinating aspect of medical history: the Narrenturm, the world's first psychiatric hospital. His second novel with Rowohlt is the beginning of a four-part series about a young pathologist in early 20th-century Vienna: Die Totenärztin . For these books, he received both the Golden Homer and the Homer Audience Award for the best German-language historical novel.