Lunchtime
Published by Diogenes as Der Mittagstisch
Original Title: Der Mittagstisch

Nelly just got rid of Matthew. But being a thirty-something single mum, she has to find a way to earn some extra money. Luckily, she has plenty of space and a talent for cooking, so Nelly invites paying guests over to her house for lunch. Among the few women are more interesting men: a captain, who has not been at sea in ages, a very tanned sports instructor, an insurance salesman and an equally handsome and smart electrician. Unfortunately, the latter does not turn up alone. The good thing is though, that his better half suffers from a nut allergy... Ingrid Noll cooks up something special, where she mingles with people as well as with ingredients.

Crime Fiction, Contemporary Literature, Bestseller
224 pages
2015

978-3-257-06954-9
Ingrid
Noll

Ingrid Noll, born in Shanghai in 1935, studied German philology and art history in Bonn. She has three children and four grandchildren. After her children left home, she began writing crime stories, which all became instant bestsellers. In 2005 she received the ›Glauser Prize of Honour‹ for her oeuvre.

Photo: © Monika Werneke

Quotes

Stefan Sprang
Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt
»The ensemble of characters is full and affectionately drawn and the story told with charm and lightness of touch.«
Dagmar Kaindl
News, Wien

»A masterpiece of black humour.«

Thomas Groß
Mannheimer Morgen

»A wise novel [...] humorously and entertaining.«