Best-selling German Author And Mom Of 3 Found Murdered On Her Houseboat

A best-selling German writer was recovered murdered connected her houseboat arsenic constabulary hunt for nan fishy responsible for her death. 

Police successful Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was later identified by nan Guardian arsenic Alexandra Fröhlich, a bestselling novelist, was recovered lifeless by her relatives connected her houseboat connected Tuesday morning.

One of Fröhlich's 3 sons recovered her body, according to police. Authorities judge she died betwixt midnight and 5.30 a.m.

After investigators looked complete nan evidence, authorities said they now judge that Fröhlich died "as a consequence of violence."

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A best-selling German novelist was changeable dormant successful a convulsive onslaught connected nan houseboat wherever she lived, according to German officials who are treating it arsenic murder. (Droemer Knaur)

"Investigators are presently investigating imaginable suspects. However, fixed nan ongoing investigation, nary further specifications tin beryllium provided astatine this time," constabulary shared successful a news release. 

According to German media outlet NDR, constabulary judge Fröhlich was killed by "massive violence" and had been shot.

The outlet reported that Fröhlich lived connected a houseboat connected nan Holzhafenufer successful nan Moorfleet territory of Hamburg.

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Police opportunity a 58-year-old female was recovered dormant connected her houseboat successful nan Moorfleet territory of Hamburg connected Tuesday morning. (Bergedorf.tv )

Over nan people of nan week, constabulary divers searched nan Elbe River for a imaginable execution limb and different traces, but nan consequence of nan hunt was unclear. 

Police are asking nan nationalist for thief to lick nan crime and urging immoderate witnesses who "have made suspicious observations" to interaction nan police.

Fröhlich books "My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Catastrophes" and "People Always Die" were some connected Spiegel's bestseller list, according to a reappraisal connected Amazon.

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FILE - Police successful Hamburg, Germany, opportunity Alexandra Fröhlich died by violence. (Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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"The journalist and writer Alexandra Fröhlich has virtually achieved a West-East satire to outcry pinch her caller ‘My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Disasters.’ The caller is simply a nosy publication not only for Russia insiders that strengthens nan laughing muscles connected dreary wintertime days," 1 reappraisal read. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Hamburg Police, but did not instantly person a response. 

Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist crime cases, forbidden immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com