About the Imprint

The WordFish Group

An independent publisher based in Basel, Switzerland, releasing historical fiction anchored in primary scholarship.

Editorial Mission

The WordFish Group publishes historical fiction that is both serious about narrative and serious about evidence. Every novel on the list is built from primary source material and from the current state of academic debate in its field, with scholarly references documented in back matter.

The imprint’s editorial position is analytical rather than generative: research tools and databases are used to verify and cross-check source material; an author writes and decides. The working methodology for the current series is set out in detail at amarnamysteries.com/methodology.

The list is small and focused by design. Our aim is a short shelf of well-made books, each grounded in its period, each readable on its own.

The Company

The WordFish Group GmbH was founded in Basel in 2016. It is a private Swiss limited liability company, registered in the commercial register of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. The imprint’s current list is The Amarna Mysteries, a quartet of historical crime novels by A.J. Tilke with a companion short-story anthology, publishing in 2026 and 2027.

Legal Notice

Impressum

Publisher information under Article 3 of the Swiss Federal Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG).

Company
The WordFish Group GmbH
(fr) The WordFish Group SARL · (it) The WordFish Group SAGL · (en) The WordFish Group LLC
Legal Form
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) — Swiss limited liability company
Domicile
Basel, Switzerland
Mailing
The WordFish Group GmbH
P.O. Box
4020 Basel 20 Gellert
Switzerland
Email
anthony@wordfish.swiss
Managing Director
Anthony Tilke, with individual signing authority
UID
CHE-424.612.437
CH-ID
CH-270-4005387-3
EHRA-ID
1277889
Register
Handelsregisteramt des Kantons Basel-Stadt
Share Capital
CHF 20’000
Register Extract
The full commercial register entry, including the registered office address, is available from the Swiss central business index at zefix.ch.

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Last Updated

24 April 2026