The Inspector Barlach Mysteries : The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion (Large Print 16pt)

from Carl_Hayes

The first of these two novellas, The Judge and His Hangman, is excellent. Reads like one of the best noirs I've ever seen. Just a masterful translation. The second is decent, though more play-like and has less of the landscape descriptions that make the first so enjoyable. On this latter point, I...

from Opinionated

These stories are perhaps not as good as The Pledge - which is one of the most chilling stories of obsession I've ever read, and I am amazed noone's turned into film, because it seems obvious film material. However, The Judge and his Hangman is similarly obsessive and creepy, but Suspicion doesn'...

from dbsovereign

Excellent! I read this a long time ago, but still recall the weird sense of dread that it seemed to instill in me...

from Kristelh

Only: The Judge and His Hangmanby [author: Friedrich Dürrenmatt translated by Joel Agee4 starsThis 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 ...

from pmfloyd1

Okay, both novelettes included in this book - The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion are excellent. Durrenmatt's writing is well above-average and both stories keep the reader in suspense (more or less) throughout the novel -- largely, because the author is playing with the reader on a psycholog...