Jochen Frech, born in 1967, is a police officer and learned public administration specialist. Before his studies he worked for six years in a special force of the police. For several years Frech manages the main institution for physical education of the police in Baden-Württemberg. In his spare time he trains the premier league team of the AST Süßen in triathlon. For five years now, he devotes himself to writing. His first crime novel Wutprobe, Canters 1. Fall (working title) is expected to be published in 2012 at btb.