Arne Jysch studied communication design and animation in Hamburg and Potsdam. Since the late 90s, he has worked as a storyboard artist, animator and illustrator. He produced "Der Beste", an award-winning shortfilm, and participated in the "Filmmasters Program" in Hollywood. "Wave and Smile" was his first comic. Volker Kutscher studied German, Philosophy and History, and worked as a newspaper editor before writing his first detective novel.
Babylon Berlin, the first of the award-winning Gereon Rath novels, was a success in Germany and has led to a further four novels in the series.Volker Kutscher works as a full-time author and lives in Cologne.