Description
Product ID: | 9781782273875 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Execution of Justice |
Authors: | Author: Friedrich Durrenmatt, Joel Agee |
Page Count: | 224 |
Subjects: | Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic crime |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Brilliant neo-noir from one of the greatest post-war writers of German, The Execution of Justice is a dark, wicked satire on the legal system and a disturbing, if ambivalent, allegory on guilt, justice, violence and morality. A captivating neo-noir classic from one of the masters of the genre A respected professor is dead—shot in a crowded Zurich restaurant, in front of dozens of witnesses. The murderer calmly turned himself in to the police. So why has he now hired a lawyer to clear his name? And why has he chosen the drink-soaked, disreputable Spät to defend him? As he investigates, Spät finds himself obsessed, drawn ever deeper into a case of baffling complexity until he reaches a deadly conclusion: justice can be restored only by a crime. The Execution of Justice is a dark, wicked satire on the legal system and a disturbing, if ambivalent, allegory on guilt, justice, violence and morality. |
Imprint Name: | Pushkin Vertigo |
Publisher Name: | Pushkin Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-01-25 |