Filbert's Fate

In the nineteen-sixties in a civilized city in proper little Switzerland a mysterious murder happens which takes twenty years to solve. The main characters are four old friends who meet regularly to play cards: Arnold Wiederkehr detective; Franz Filbert left-wing politician and journalist - the murder victim; Wilhelm Brauer successful attorney; Arthur Stöckli zoo keeper. Wiederkehr has taken early retirement and now lives in a remote village in southern Switzerland. In a comprehensive report for the prosecution he describes how he solved the Filbert case.