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Paperback The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion Book

ISBN: 0226174441

ISBN13: 9780226174440

The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion

(Part of the Kommissär Bärlach Series)

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This volume offers bracing new translations of two precursors to the modern detective novel by Friedrich Drrenmatt' whose genre - bending mysteries recall the work of Alain Robbe - Grillet and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Like Durrenmatt's other detective novel (The Pledge), The Judge and his Hangman and The Quarry stand alone among the detective fiction that I've read. The police do not catch the bad guy, the cliches are avoided or twisted to suit the novelist's bizarre sense of humor, and the bureaucracy can be as thick as mud. Durrenmatt's characters are well-drawn with subtlety and charm. When it comes to themes, Durrenmatt cuts to the chase, showing just how vicious, pathetic, and, on the other hand, how decent people can be. Importantly, Durrenmatt leaves his characters their humanity, and he reminds us readers how important our humanity and our compassion are. Hans Barlach is the main character in these two novels. In The Judge and his Hangman, a policeman from another town is murdered within Barlach's jurisdiction. His investigation leads him to a bizarre wealthy man named Gastmann who throws elaborate parties which include some very influential guests. In The Quarry, Barlach checks himself into a hospital so he can investigate a doctor. Durrenmatt's crime novels are all excellent.
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