Armin Öhri (born September 23, 1978) is a

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...

er writer who was among the winners of the 2014

European Union Prize for Literature The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...

. He received it for ''Die dunkle Muse'' (The Dark Muse), the first novel of a crime series. Armin Öhri grew up in

Ruggell Ruggell is a municipality of Liechtenstein. It is the northernmost and lowest elevated municipality. As of 2019, it has a population of 2,322. History The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land" (roncale - ad roncalem). Most know ...

and works in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He has been active since 2009. His works are influenced by 19th century crime fiction.

Works

*''Das Nachtvolk.'' Erzählung. Van Eck-Verlag 2009. *''Die Entführung.'' Erzählung. Gmeiner-Verlag 2010, *''Sinfonie des Todes.'' Historischer Kriminalroman. Gmeiner-Verlag 2011, *''Die dunkle Muse. Julius Bentheims erster Fall.'' Historischer Kriminalroman. Gmeiner-Verlag 2012, . Translated into Albanian, Spanish, Italian and Croatian. *''Der Bund der Okkultisten. Julius Bentheims zweiter Fall.'' Historischer Kriminalroman. Gmeiner-Verlag 2014, *''Die Dame im Schatten. Julius Bentheims dritter Fall.'' Historischer Kriminalroman. Gmeiner-Verlag 2015, *''Die letzte Reise der Hindenburg.'' Kurzroman. E-Book, Gmeiner-Verlag, 2016 *''Professor Harpers Expedition.'' Historischer Roman. E-Book, Gmeiner-Verlag, 2016 *''Liechtenstein. Klein, aber oho'' Herausgeber. Gmeiner-Verlag, 2016, *''Liechtenstein. Roman einer Nation.'' Zeitgeschichtlicher Kriminalroman. Gmeiner-Verlang 2016,

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