The Pledge by Friedrich Durrenmatt (9781782273394)

Description - The Pledge by Friedrich Durrenmatt

One of Durrenmatt's most diabolically imagined and constructed novels. Set in a small town in Switzerland, The Pledge centres around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim's mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer - with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Durrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee's skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

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