Der Richter Und Sein Henker (Paperback)

from charlie68

Short, sweet, good writing with a surprise twist.

from PaolaM

Nice, undemanding read, Dürrenmatt's first detective story is among the earliest examples I've come across of an anti hero detective, deeply human, cynical, and savvy scholar of all sorts of human foibles. Perhaps at places this is too exaggerated, with the "old man" Bärlach, as the main protagon...

from LisaPisane

I read this book for a German literature class a couple of years ago. The book itself was fun to read and I'd definitely suggest it to anyone interested in German.

from Kristelh

This short novella, by Swiss playwright and author, Friedrich Dürrenmatt features the ailing Inspector Barlach in this crime fiction that is not only entertaining but thought provoking. A police officer is found shot and dead in his car at the side of the road. There is an ancient wager between o...