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A narrative nonfiction memoir built from an archive of more than 500 documents. A proposal and sample chapters on request. The memoir is in progress. Chain of title is clean.
Last updated July 31, 2026
The Hitz Inheritance is a memoir and documented true story of Anna Maria Hitz, the Swiss-Venezuelan heiress who vanished from Washington in November 1965 and resurfaced in Caracas. Written by her granddaughter, Elisabeth Bierschenk Hitz, from the family archive.
A proposal and sample chapters go to agents on request. Book comps and positioning live at the book comps.
Elisabeth Hitz is the sole author and sole life-rights holder. There is no estate committee and no split of the story rights among cousins. One signature.
An archive of more than 500 documents (144 family originals, 1941 to 2019; about 200 press items, 1959 to 1966; the Swiss state records) in four languages, including The Washington Post front page of November 23, 1965. Twelve documents are public. See the archive and the facts.
Email elisabeth@thehitzinheritance.com. Pitch materials and sample pages go out within one business day under standard professional terms.