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The Pledge
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Description for The Pledge
Paperback. Translator(s): Agee, Joel. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 116.
'It's a promise, Frau Moser,' the inspector said, impelled solely by the desire to leave this place. 'On your eternal salvation?' The inspector hesitated. 'On my eternal salvation,' he finally said. What else could he do? When a young girl is found brutally murdered in a Swiss mountain forest, the brilliant Inspector Matthai can't put the case behind him. Not even when a local felon is arrested. Not even once the suspect has confessed. Matthai promises the girl's mother that he will stop at nothing to find the real killer. Adapted ... Read more
'It's a promise, Frau Moser,' the inspector said, impelled solely by the desire to leave this place. 'On your eternal salvation?' The inspector hesitated. 'On my eternal salvation,' he finally said. What else could he do? When a young girl is found brutally murdered in a Swiss mountain forest, the brilliant Inspector Matthai can't put the case behind him. Not even when a local felon is arrested. Not even once the suspect has confessed. Matthai promises the girl's mother that he will stop at nothing to find the real killer. Adapted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782273394
SKU
V9781782273394
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About Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921-1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist, most famous for his plays The Visit and The Physicists, which earned him a reputation as one of the greatest playwrights in the German language. He also wrote four highly regarded crime novels - The Pledge, The Judge and His Hangman, Suspicion and The Execution of Justice, all of which ... Read more
Reviews for The Pledge
To add to the excellence of the novel's narrative, the reader also gets Durrenmatt's provocative thinking on the flaws of crime fiction and police behaviour The Times Literary in style, haunting in mood Guardian A chilling study of an obsession that defies all reason Daily Mail An absolute corker... One of the most ingenious and surprising detective novels you'll read ... Read more