Reading series «Das andere Buch an der Uni»
- Sabina Altermatt reads from «Alpenrauschen»
- Library of the University of St. Gallen, under the cupola
- Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 7.30 pm
- Free entry. Reading in German
About the book
Graubünden politician Franziska Padrun is hit by a car in Zurich following a TV interview and dies from her injuries. She campaigned for years against the building of a convention centre on the Motta Lischana in the Engadin valley. The journalist Flurina Filli does not believe it was an accident. She is convinced that AlpinaInvest, which is financing the centre, is involved in the politician’s death. Her findings lead her to the Engadin valley where she spent the first ten years of her life. Her suspicions are confirmed. It seems that AlpinaInvest is prepared to go to any lengths to remove anything or anyone that gets in the way of building the centre. However, Flurina’s past soon catches up with her and her nightmares become reality.
About the Author
Sabina Altermatt was born in Chur in 1966 and grew up there. She studied Political Science at the University of St.Gallen and now lives and works as an author in Zurich. As well as numerous short stories, she has published three novels: “Verrat in Zürich West”, “Nervengift” and “Alpenrauschen”. Her second thriller “Nervengift” appeared as a serialized novel on the website of the Zurich-based newspaper Tagesanzeiger. For the Tagesanzeiger online she also designed and worked on an Internet blog to which seven male and female authors contributed until World Book Day on 23 April 2008. As well as writing, she is a member of several organisations, including “Syndikat”, a network comprising over 400 crime thriller authors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.