"Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already carry within yourself."
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Sven and Marlen have been inseparable since their youth. They were on a steady path—until 2018, when they suddenly decided to write their first book together. A bold leap into the unknown, sparked by one simple idea: make readers laugh while spinning stories so gripping the pages fly by.
Who could have imagined back then that only five years later, they would already look back on 35 published works?
Today, both devote themselves full-time to writing cozy crime mysteries, guided entirely by their passion. As avid fans of book series of all kinds, the authors hold themselves to high standards. One recurring hallmark—often emphasized by their readers in countless letters—is the unpredictability of their stories.
Now the duo, writing under the name Svarlen Edhor (SVen + mARLEN), live with their daughter and a lively menagerie of pets near Berlin. There, they feel the city's pulse as they set down the lines of their humorous and cozy tales. Their readers eagerly await every new work, as the duo has firmly established themselves in the world of cozy mysteries.