Name: Crime By Ferdinand von Schirach
SKU: 9781529345766
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Crime Summary

Crime by Ferdinand von Schirach

'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.

Crime Reviews

Mesmerizing . . . a slim, utterly absorbing collection of 11 stories plucked from [von Schirach's] legal career and told in a cool, patient voice that immediately draws the reader in -- Olen Steinhauer * New York Times *
Praise for Ferdinand von Schirach * - *
Addictive . . . fascinating * The Spectator *
Ice-cool, effortlessly classy prose * Observer *
Tantalising and disturbing in equal measure -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *
An exceptional prose stylist * New York Times *
A magnificent storyteller * Der Spiegel *
Psychologically raw . . . delivered in a crisp translation by Katharina Hall, his unfussy prose is icily effective . . . it suggests that all justice systems are flawed, that they are all just processes. And, with immense empathy, von Schirach's stories show what happens to people when they are processed. -- Christian House * Financial Times *
The stories are cool, meticulously crafted, pithy and mordantly amusing . . . this is an unsettling, affecting, extremely powerful book. Highly recommended -- Declan Hughes * Irish Times *
An impressive page-turner with substance and bite * Bookmunch *
Thrilling and edgy, often carrying a twist in the tale -- To the Ends of the Word blog

About Ferdinand von Schirach

Ferdinand von Schirach was born in Munich in 1964, and has worked as a defence lawyer for twenty years. He published his first book at the age of 45 and has since published various short stories, novels, essays and plays. Ferdinand von Schirach's books have been translated into more than 40 languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in Berlin.

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GOR013230728

ISBN 13

9781529345766

ISBN 10

1529345766

Title

Crime by Ferdinand von Schirach

Author

Ferdinand von Schirach

Series

The Crime Trilogy

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

John Murray Press

Year published

2023-04-27

Number of pages

240

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Crime Ferdinand von Schirach

Crime by Ferdinand von Schirach

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Crime by Ferdinand von Schirach

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