Her first novel Der Kindersammler, which was published by Heyne Verlag (an imprint of the Penguin Random House) in 2006, was on the German bestseller lists for months. With this novel she reached an audience of millions. Several other of her novels also made to the bestseller lists: Hexenkind, Die Totengräberin, Der Menschenräuber, Nachtprinzessin, Bewusstlos, Versunken, Und draußen stirbt ein Vogel, Nachts in meinem Haus, Zeckenbiss and most recently Der Keller.
Her twelfth thriller Im Versteck will be released in September 2021. So far, all of her books have achieved bestseller status according to (the magazines) Der Spiegel and Stern (magazine).
Sabine Thiesler was born in Berlin in 1957. After passing her Abitur, she studied German and Theatre Studies at the FU Berlin and attended the Fritz Kirchhoff school of drama. She then worked for several years as a TV actress, was a member of the Berlin cabaret ''Stachelschweine" as well as an ensemble member of the combined city theaters of Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and Rheydt.
Her debut Der Kindersammler, which was published in 2006, has been translated into more than 15 languages and was for months on the bestseller lists. All of her other thrillers were likewise successful. She is one of the most popular authors in Germany.
Readers and critics alike are enthusiastic about her novels. This is mainly due to the perspective she highlights: not the investigative work is brought to the fore in her novels, but the perpetrator, who cannot control his feelings due to which the situation quickly escalates. Furthermore, the author’s attention to detail and thus her depiction of reality have been repeatedly praised. In fact in an interview, the author once emphasized that the depiction of reality in thrillers must be exact in order for fiction to be believable
Sabine Thiesler is married to Klaus Rumpf and lives in the North of Germany. The couple has one son.
In 2011, the magazine GRAZIA wrote about Sabine Thiesler's novel Nachtprinzessin: "Nobody stages the contrast between a picturesque holiday setting and the abyss of the human soul as artfully and exciting as Sabine Thiesler." GRAZIA
"She is the German answer to Kathy Reichs or Tess Gerritsen, because Thiesler tells breathtaking exciting stories." Neue Presse
"Thiesler is Germany's uncrowned thriller queen." MDR
"Sabine Thiesler looks deep into the abyss of the human psyche." Hörzu
"Sabine Thiesler's novel Der Kindersammler makes one angry, tears at one’s nerves, shakes one deeply, carries one away and lets the adrenaline level rise almost unbearably." DPA
Bibliography
Novels
Der Kindersammler. Roman. 24th Edition. Heyne, München 2006, ISBN 3-453-72179-9.
Der Kindersammler. Audio book. Abridged Reading. Random House Audio, Köln 2007, ISBN 978-3-86604-605-4 (6 CDs, read by the author).
Hexenkind. Roman. 9th Edition. Heyne, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-43274-1.
Das Hexenkind. Audio book. Abridged Reading. Audio Media Verlag, Köln 2009, ISBN 978-3-86804-565-9 (6 CDs, read by the author).
Die Totengräberin. Roman. Heyne Verlag, München 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43468-4.
Die Totengräberin. Audio book. Abridged Reading Random House Audio, Köln 2009, ISBN 978-3-86604-979-6 (6 CDs, read by the author.
Der Menschenräuber. Roman. Heyne, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-26631-5.
Der Menschenräuber. Audio book. Abridged Reading. Random House Audio, Köln 2010, ISBN 978-3-8371-0293-2 (6 CDs, read by the author.
Nachtprinzessin. Heyne Verlag, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-43524-7.
Nachtprinzessin. Audio book. Unabridged Reading. Random House Audio, Köln 2011, ISBN 978-3-8371-0915-3 (6 CDs, read by the author).
Bewusstlos. Heyne Verlag, München 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-41531-7.
Bewusstlos. Audio book. Unabridged Reading. Random House Audio, Köln 2013, ISBN 978-3-8371-2125-4 (6 CDs, 6 CDs, read by the author).
Versunken. Heyne Verlag, München 2014, ISBN 978-3-453-26807-4.
Versunken. Audio book. Unabridged Reading. Lübbe Audio, Köln 2014, ISBN 978-3-7857-5053-7 (2 CDs, read by David Nathan).
Und draußen stirbt ein Vogel. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München 2016, ISBN 978-3-453-26968-2.
Nachts in meinem Haus. Heyne Verlag, München 2017, ISBN 978-3-453-26969-9.
Zeckenbiss. Heyne Verlag, München 2018, ISBN 978-3-453-27147-0.
Zeckenbiss. Audio book. Unabridged Reading (read by the author).
Der Keller. Heyne Verlag, München 2019, ISBN 978-3-453-27148-7.
Der Keller. Audio book. Unabridged Reading (read by the author).
Children's literature
Bernie allein unterwegs. Heyne Verlag, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-26734-3.
Bernie allein unterwegs – Geheimnis im Moor. Heyne Verlag, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-26772-5.
Plays
Herz mit Schnauze. Verlag der Autoren, Frankfurt/Main 1996.
Und Zille mittenmang. Verlag der Autoren, Frankfurt/Main 1998.
Hochzeit bei Zickenschulze. Verlag der Autoren, Frankfurt/Main. Posse mit Gesang in fünf Bildern. Hansa Theater, Berlin. 1998 (Musik von Paul Lincke und Jürgen Wanjura).
