Crime

von Ferdinand von Schirach

240 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

'Mesmerising and utterly absorbing' New York Times'A magnificent storyteller' Der Spiegel A retired small-town doctor takes a garden axe to his cruel wife.A woman laces her brother's food with barbiturates.Two men steal a priceless Japanese tea bowl with brutal consequences.What drives a person to commit a crime?Our narrator knows that behind every misdeed is a story waiting to be told. In this collection of chilling cases, a nameless lawyer recounts the love, obsession, selfishness and despair that influenced his clients' irrevocable choices. Drawn from Ferdinand von Schirach's eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer, Crime blends fiction with real life, each story a revealing, unsettling insight into what may compel a person to act beyond the law.

• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9781529345766
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2023
• Größe: 197 x 131 mm
• Verlag: John Murray Press
• Übersetzung: Kat Hall