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.
| ISBN: | 9781782273875 |
| Publication date: | 25th January 2018 |
| Author: | Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Vertigo an imprint of Steerforth Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Pushkin Vertigo |
| Genres: |
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction Satirical fiction and parodies |