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Martha Albrand

マルタ・アルバランド

Maruta Aruburando

Aliases: Heidi Huberta Freybe Loewengard
Pen Names: Katrin Holland（Used for early novels）, Christine Lambert（Used for some novels）, Katrin J. Lamon（One of the pen names）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1914 （Rostock, Germany）
Died
1981-06-24 （New York City, United States） age 66
Nationality
Germany, United States
Languages
German, English
Religion
Unknown

Career

Occupations
novelist
Active Years
1926-1981

Awards

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1950
Work: After Midnight
Category: International Prize
Organization: French literary award organization
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

After Midnight

1948 Crime novel

Suspense novel set in post-war Italy

War traumaRevenge
Adaptations
  • [Film] Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)

No Surrender

1942 Novel

Desperate Moment

1951 Suspense
Adaptations
  • [Film] Desperate Moment (1953)

Bibliography

  • Man spricht über Jacqueline, 1926
  • Wie macht man das nur ???. 1930
  • No Surrender, 1942
  • After Midnight, 1948

Adaptations

  • Captain Carey, U.S.A. (based on After Midnight)
  • Desperate Moment (based on Desperate Moment)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Suspenseful narrative
Recurring Motifs
Impact of warEuropean settings

Legacy

Known as a German-American suspense novelist, winner of French crime literature award

Trivia

  • Sister of actress Jutta Freybe and writer Johanna Sibelius
  • Sister of actress Jutta Freybe and writer Johanna Sibelius