Philipp Reinartz, born in 1985, studied theatre, film and television, German, history, journalism and design thinking in Cologne, Saragossa and Potsdam. 2013 saw him and some friends setting up a company for smartphone games, and it was also the year he published his debut novel, Katerstimmung.

After The Last Colour of Death, Strangeland is the second volume in his series featuring inspector Jerusalem "Jay" Schmitt.