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Photo of Martin Suter, © Joël Hunn
Martin Suter

Martin Suter was born in 1948 in Zurich. His novels (including Love and Fury and Melody) and Business Class stories are major international successes. In addition, since 2011 the gentleman thief Allmen has been solving cases in his own crime series. Martin Suter lives with his daughter in Zurich.

Photo: © Joël Hunn

Books

All 33 books
Martin Suter & Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
No Need to Shout Like That
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Martin Suter & Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
Why Are We All So Serious?
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Martin Suter
The Bonus-Mystery and Other Stories from the Business Class
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Martin Suter
Among Friends and Other Stories from Business Class
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Martin Suter & Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
No Need to Shout Like That
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Martin Suter & Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
Why Are We All So Serious?
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Martin Suter
The Bonus-Mystery and Other Stories from the Business Class
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Martin Suter
Among Friends and Other Stories from Business Class
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Basel

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Zürich

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Wien

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Zürich

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Wien

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Series

Volume 4
Martin Suter
Among Friends and Other Stories from Business Class
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Volume 6
Martin Suter
The Bonus-Mystery and Other Stories from the Business Class
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Volume 4
Martin Suter
Among Friends and Other Stories from Business Class
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Volume 6
Martin Suter
The Bonus-Mystery and Other Stories from the Business Class
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Allmen

Martin Suter’s brilliant cult crime series about the penniless dandy, art connoisseur and amateur detective Johann Friedrich von Allmen (whose real name was Hans Fritz von Allmen, but as he didn’t like the rustic sound of it, he simply refined it).

«Suter writes with the same casual, ironically elegant style as Allmen lives his life.» Martin Halter / Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich

Allmen und Herr Weynfeldt
Allmen und die Libellen
Volume 1
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Allmen and the Dragonflies
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Volume 2
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Allmen and the Pink Diamond
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Volume 4
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Allmen and the Vanished Maria
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Volume 5
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Allmen and the Erotic Figurines
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Volume 1
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Allmen and the Dragonflies
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Volume 2
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Allmen and the Pink Diamond
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Volume 4
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Allmen and the Vanished Maria
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Volume 5
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Allmen and the Erotic Figurines
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Quotes

Les Echos, Paris
»Martin Suter will always surprise you. Each new novel is a challenge and an adventure.«
Pascal Bruckner
Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris

»There is charm, irony, and undeniable elegance in Martin Suter's novels. He is probably one of the best contemporary authors. «

Wolfgang Höbel
Der Spiegel, Hamburg

»Martin Suter reaches a huge audience with his novels. He writes exciting, well-constructed and almost cinematic stories; he captures his readers with lean, artful plots.«

Constantin Seibt
Die Wochenzeitung, Zurich
»Suter’s gaze is fresh and wicked, his ear for dialogue infallible, his literature greatly skilful.«
Martin Ebel
Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich

»Suter’s writing is filmic – fast-paced, taut, with succinct dialogue.«

Samira Debbeler
Stern, Hamburg

»He is known for his versatility and special gift for handling complex topics in an accessible and entertaining way.«

Spiegel Bestseller, Hamburg

»Martin Suter: the grand master of German-language popular fiction.«

Rose-Maria Gropp
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

»With his brilliantly smooth narrative style, Martin Suter reaches readers all over the world.«
 

Samira Debbeler
Stern, Hamburg

»Martin Suter's prose is clear and sensitive without ever becoming superficial, and his characters are vivid and multifaceted.«

News

Spiegel Bestseller
Martin Suter's latest novel was in the top ten of the Spiegel Bestseller List for 22 weeks - 6 of them on # 1!
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Martin Suter Elephant
Rights sold: English world (4th Estate) Italian (Sellerio) French (Bourgois) Czech (Metafora) Japanese (Harper Collins Japan)
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Movie adaptations

2023
Allmen und das Geheimnis des Koi, Sinje Köhler
2022
Alles über Martin Suter. Ausser die Wahrheit., André Schäfer
2021
Allmen und das Geheimnis der Erotik, Thomas Berger
2019
Allmen und das Geheimnis der Dahlien, Thomas Berger
2017
Allmen und das Geheimnis der Libellen, Thomas Berger
2017
Allmen und das Geheimnis des rosa Diamanten, Thomas Berger
2015
Die dunkle Seite des Mondes, Stephan Rick
2014
Der Koch, Ralf Huettner
2012
Der Teufel von Mailand (TV), Markus Welter
2011
Nachtlärm, Christoph Schaub
2010
Der letzte Weynfeldt / TV, Alain Gsponer
2010
Small World, Bruno Chiche
2009
Giulias Verschwinden, Christoph Schaub
2008/2009
Lila, Lila, Alain Gsponer
2006
Un ami parfait, Francis Girod
1999
Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz, Daniel Schmid

Awards

2019

›Platin Award‹ von Universal Schweiz an Martin Suter und Stephan Eicher für 20'000 verkaufte Song Books

2018

Song Book ist eines der 25 ›Schönsten deutschen Bücher‹ der Stiftung Buchkunst

2018

Doppelte Charts-Auszeichnung für Song Book: ›Nummer 1 Award der Offiziellen Schweizer Hitparade‹ für Stephan Eicher und Martin Suter und ›Nummer 1 Award der Schweizer Bestsellerliste‹ für Martin Suter

2015

›Literaturpreis des Wirtschaftsclubs‹ im Literaturhaus Stuttgart für Montecristo

2010

›Swift-Preis‹ der Stiftung Marktwirtschaft für Wirtschaftssatire in Kronberg, Frankfurt a. M., für seine Business Class-Kolumnen

2010

›SwissAward‹ vom Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) in der Kategorie Kultur

2007

›Friedrich-Glauser-Preis‹ in der Sparte Kriminalroman für Der Teufel von Mailand

2003

›Deutscher Krimipreis‹ (Platz 2) in der Kategorie ›National‹ des Bochumer Krimi-Archivs für den Roman Ein perfekter Freund

2002

In der Reihe ›Das Literarische Quartal‹ des Kulturmagazins ›Aspekte‹ im ZDF wurde Ein perfekter Freund zum Quartalsbuch Frühjahr 2002 gewählt

1998

›Prix du premier roman étranger‹ für Small World in französischer Übersetzung

1997

Ehrengabe des Kantons Zürich für Small World

1995

Preis der österreichischen Industrie am Joseph-Roth-Wettbewerb in Klagenfurt für die Kolumne Business Class

1987

›Best Screenplay‹ beim Festival des phantastischen Films in Sitges für Jenatsch