“There is a space between life and death: it’s called waxworks” The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals alike, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud. In 1761,...

What would you do if you woke up to see a living, breathing, tiny, glowing, pink elephant? If you’re anything like Schoch, who lives on the streets of Zürich and is decidedly down on his luck, you might well...

A missing girl. Threatening notes. Sinister strangers. Olivia’s idyllic family life in a Swiss mountain village is falling apart. She thought she’d managed to escape the past, but it’s coming back to haunt her. Has somebody discovered her secret...

1984: Kate is the golden girl of British ski racing and a leading gold medal hope for the Sarajevo Winter Olympics until a serious knee injury shatters the dream. 2012: Kate is now one of the country’s leading chefs...

When Alice Reed goes on her normal morning jog in the peaceful Swiss Alps, she never expected to save a man from suicide. But she does. And she shouldn’t have. Adamant they have an instant connection Manfred’s charming exterior...

Dead clients are bad for business, something that Tom Winter, head of security at a private Swiss bank, knows only too well. When a helicopter explosion kills a valuable client and a close colleague, Winter teams up with the...

Stacy is ready to work hard in Switzerland, but nothing about her new job at the Lakeside Hotel is easy. Some people are hostile, and there’s the language problem, too – Stacy’s sense of humour is tested every day....

Stacy can’t believe her luck when her best friend Emily invites her on a holiday to Switzerland. She arrives at the Lakeside Hotel with high hopes, but the problems begin straightaway. Emily’s recent injury doesn’t let her do much,...

WINNER SWISS LITERATURE PRIZE WINNER PRIX DU PUBLIC DE LA R.T.S. WINNER Prix des Lectrices Edelweiss SHORTLISTED PRIX MÉDICIS It was the month of June, in the year 1976. I was thirteen. It was the start of the summer...

After returning from a pleasant holiday with his wife, Astrid, and their two children, Thomas leaves the house. He walks down the street, and he keeps on walking. At first Astrid asks herself where he’s gone, and then when...