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Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Der Richter und sein Henker | English Title: The Judge and His Hangman<br>Novel, 192 Pages

Novel, Paperback
192 Pages
Published in 1992

ISBN 978-3-257-22535-8
€ (D) 6.90 / (A) 7.10
sFr 10.90*
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Der Richter und sein Henker

English Title: The Judge and His Hangman

The blue Mercedes war parked on a remote hillside in Switzerland. A young Police Lieutenant lay slumped dead at the wheel ... In his search for the murderer, the brilliant Commissioner Barlach finds himself pitted against an old and elusive enemy. For forty years, the two shrewd men - one a master criminal and the other a great criminologist - had matched wits and crossed paths in all the major capitals of the world. Now, time was short, and Barlach knew there was only one sure way to trap the brutal killer.

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»One of those rare thrillers that offer you a two-way escape. You're happy to escape from the daily routine into them, and then they're so terrifying that you're happy to escape, all goosefleshy, out of them and back to the daily routine.«The San Francisco Examiner

»Laconic and effective.«Kirkus Reviews

»Dürrenmatt doesn’t waste words and his occasional literary flourishes gleam like silver in these dark woods.«Village Voice Literary Supplement

»The novel is an exploration of the notion of justice, as much as an account of a particular crime.«Times Literary Supplement

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