Kathrin Brückmann

Quite early, I developed an interest in the history of Ancient Egypt. In consequence, I chose to study the exotic combination egyptology, archaeology and Judaism.

After giving birth to two children, realization dawned on me that digging Egypt top to bottom and being a single parent might not go together all too well. So I tried something different. In 2011, I started writing and, in doing so, returned to my roots. The novel Sinuhe, Sohn der Sykomore (Sinuhe, Son of the Sycamore, so far only available in German) is about a young Egyptian scribe in Twelfth Dynasty Egypt and tells the famous story of Sinuhe as recorded on numerous papyri. The book was received so well, I decided to become a freelance writer. Some short stories in various genres followed my debut novel, one of which won a writing contest by a well known publisher.

In 2013, I developed the concept for a historical mystery series about two young physicians investigating murders and other crimes in Ancient Egypt--not exactly of their own free will. Apprenticed to Anubis (Verborgener Tod in German) is the first novel in this series. Edith Parzefall translated it into English.

Read more about it on http://hori-nakhtmin.jimdo.com/