Thriller author Aichner: As exciting as a football game!

Thriller author Aichner: As exciting as a football game!

Österreich - Bernhard Aichner, a renowned bestseller author of Thrillers, recently commented on the dramaturgy of the last Bundesliga round. He found that the elements of a good thriller have amazing parallels to an exciting football game. He emphasizes that all players have to be in top shape in order to show the best possible performance. In addition, there is the exciting audience that nervously keeps your fingers crossed while the players run towards the goal. In a football game, as in the thriller, it is crucial that the line -up and the train are right. Even if the game is not going well, it is important to give everything and try to turn the result in order to ultimately create the tension, the thrill and the uncertainty that characterize both.

aichner emphasizes that he has control when writing a novel, while the coaches in football often have to face unpredictable circumstances. This inspection enables him to create a captivating story that captivates readers and gives them moments of cheering. Aichner, who was born in Austria in 1972, has learned the photographer's trade and has been writing since the late 1990s. A well -known feature of his style are the short, precise sentences and the rapid sequence of events that increase the tension of its stories.

book publications and successes

On June 17, 2025, the 2nd volume of his revenge series with the title "John" will be released. In this series he follows the same narrative style that made him known for his previous works. The first publication of this series, "Yoko", emerged in 2024. Aichner is not only known for his thrillers, but has also written prose, plays and radio plays. Awarded with several literary prices, he successfully mastered the transitions of poetry and other genres to the crime genre.

A particularly formative experience for Aichner was his time in the funeral company, where the idea for the protagonist Brünhilde Blum came up with his series of dead woman. This series, in which bizarre characters such as the undertaker Brünhilde Blum and the graved graves Max Broll are the focus, will soon be adapted as a TV series. The film rights of the Broll books were also sold. Aichner calls Sylvester Stallone as his role model because he believed in his dream.

bestseller lists and publishing world

The popularity of Bernhard Aichner's works is also shown in the bestseller lists. The list of fictional book titles on the Spiegel bestseller list 2022 comprises 134 works, and many of them stay in the race for weeks. The bestseller list records 20 positions weekly. The title "Stay Away vom Gretchen" by Susanne Abel, who was on the list for 51 weeks, was particularly striking. The DTV Verlagsgesellschaft set many accents with 10 book titles, while Heyne Verlag achieved remarkable placements with 9 titles.

The publishing world and the associated successes help to ensure that Aichner's works are firmly anchored not only in bookstores, but also in the hearts of the readers. While he is preparing for new projects, Aichner remains a key figure in the area of contemporary thrillers and crime novels.