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 the fishy liable for her death. 

Police successful Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was aboriginal identified by the 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 implicit the evidence, authorities said they present judge that Fröhlich died "as a effect of violence."

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

"Investigators are presently investigating imaginable suspects. However, fixed the ongoing investigation, nary further details tin beryllium provided astatine this time," constabulary shared successful a quality 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 the Holzhafenufer successful the Moorfleet territory of Hamburg.

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

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

Police are asking the nationalist for assistance to lick the transgression and urging immoderate witnesses who "have made suspicious observations" to interaction the 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, accidental Alexandra Fröhlich died by violence. (Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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

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

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