Charlotte Link, born in Frankfurt am Main, is the most successful contemporary German author. Her crime novels are international bestsellers. All of her books make it into the Spiegel bestselling list and, in Germany alone, over 33,3 million copies of her books have been sold so far. Link has been a finalist for the Deutscher Buchpreis (the highest award for the best novel in the German language) and has received the Goldene Feder award for her literary career, as well as awards from booksellers. Her novels have been translated into numerous languages.