The Spoke by Fredrich Glauser
A murder puts an end to the wedding celebration of Studer's daughter. A man is found with a sharpened bicycle spoke embedded in his back, and a suspect is quickly arrested - a bit too quickly, thinks Studer. This cult novel of the 1930's is the fifth and last of the Sergeant Studer mystery series.
Praise for Glauser's other Sergeant Studer novels:"Glauser was among the best European crime writers of the inter-war yearsThe detail, place and sinister characters are so intelligently sculpted that the sense of foreboding is palpable." Glasgow Herald"Fever is a deviously plotted procedural. Not many can outdo Friedrich Glauser..." New York Times"Thumbprint is a fine example of the craft of detective writing in a period which fans will regard as the golden age of crime fiction." Sunday Telegraph"A despairing plot about the reality of madness and life, leavened at regular intervals with strong doses of bittersweet irony. The idiosyncratic investigation of In Matto's Realm and its laconic detective have not aged one iota." Guardian
Mike Mitchell is a well-known translator of German works and the winner of a number of literary prizes. He has translated the other Studer novels as well. Mike Mitchell has translated some thirty books and won the Schlegel-Tieck German translation prize.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781904738275 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904738273 |
| Title | The Spoke |
| Author | Fredrich Glauser |
| Series | Sergeant Studer Mystery Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Year published | 2008-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 165 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |