Bloody twists: Aichners Yoko returns to the thriller matine as John!

Bloody twists: Aichners Yoko returns to the thriller matine as John!

Innsbruck, Österreich - Bernhard Aichner, the celebrated author of the "dead woman" series, brings a breath of fresh air into the thriller landscape with his latest publication. His continuation of the book "Yoko" is entitled "John" and deals with the dark topics of flight and change of identity. Aichner tells the story of Yoko, a young woman who becomes a murderer after brutal rape by the mafia, and who, in a desperate attempt to escape, is getting a new identity as John. According to Oe24 John finally lives as a waiter on a Greek island.

in "John" Aichner illuminates the psyche of his protagonist and illustrates that both well and evil exist in every person. His writing style has developed over the years; In the meantime, he focuses on the essentials and presents the plot through intensive dialogues and a chamber game that is dominated by silence and hiding play. This interesting approach to the narrative style makes “John” a captivating thriller.

aichner's success and awards

Bernhard Aichner, who celebrated his international breakthrough with “dead woman” in 2014, has now sold over a million copies of his works and has been translated into a total of 16 languages. His books stayed on the bestseller lists for several weeks and the film rights have already been awarded. In his career, Aichner won numerous prizes and scholarships, including the Austrian State Scholarship for Literature, the Burgdorf Crime Prize, the Crime Cologne Award and the Friedrich Glauser Prize. Most recently, he received the Fine Crime Award 2023 and the Wiesbaden crime thriller 2024, which further consolidated his position as one of the most successful German-language thriller authors, as bernhard-aichner.at reports.

The presentation of his new thriller "John" takes place as part of the crime night with Thomas Raab in Ischgl. In addition, another book presentation in Vienna will be announced on June 24, 2025, which increases the interest in his works.

The development of the thriller genre

aichner's approach to put the psychological dimensions of his characters in the foreground is part of a larger trend within the thriller genre. According to Buchpanda.de there are more and more authors in today's thriller literature and more and more. Tapping narrative structures. Under these car -names there are greats such as Sebastian Fitzek, Arno Strobel and Charlotte Link, which also explore the limits of the genre.

The combination of psychological insights and gripping storytelling is that captivates readers and makes Aichner's new publication "John" an absolute must for thriller fans. Aichner himself does not stop as an author; He is constantly looking for new ways to bring his stories to life and captivate the audience. His ability to combine brutal reality with sensitive character drawings gives his books a remarkable depth and authenticity.