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The Execution of Justice

By Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Translated by John E. Woods

By Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Translated by John E. Woods

By Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Translated by John E. Woods

By Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Translated by John E. Woods

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Part of Pushkin Vertigo

Part of Pushkin Vertigo

Category: Noir Novels

Category: Noir Novels

Paperback $14.95

Apr 02, 2019 | ISBN 9781782273875

Ebook $9.99

Apr 02, 2019 | ISBN 9781782274094

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    About The Execution of Justice

    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.

    About The Execution of Justice

    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.

    Product Details

    Category: Noir Novels

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by Pushkin Vertigo
    Apr 02, 2019 | 224 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-13/16 | ISBN 9781782273875

    Category: Noir Novels

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Pushkin Vertigo
    Apr 02, 2019 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781782274094

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    Praise

    “The Swiss master of the astounding plot” — Sunday Times Crime Club

    “It’s not that Dürrenmatt always took the road less chosen, more that he carved out an entirely different and perverse path through the literary undergrowth” — Crime Time

    “A dark, wicked satire on the legal system and a disturbing, if ambivalent, allegory on guilt, justice, violence and morality” — Publishers Weekly

    “Audacious… Durrenmatt’s compelling handling of his favorite themes… makes Spat’s funny, sad nightmare less like The Murder of Roger Ackroyd than like The Fall or The Crying of Lot 49″ — Kirkus Reviews 

    “Durrenmatt has the gift to create unforgettable characters within a few lines” — Los Angeles Times 

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