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Police launch murder investigation after bestselling novelist found dead on houseboat

A German bestselling novelist, Alexandra Frohlich, was found dead on her houseboat on the Elbe River in Hamburg, reported The Guardian.
Authorities confirmed that Frohlich was shot, and the case has been handed over to a murder investigation team.
Investigators are looking for possible suspects and whether Frohlich knew the killer, as stated by a police spokesperson.
Frohlich was known for her novels and started her career as a journalist, founding a women's magazine in Kyiv.

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