The Judge and His Hangman

The rule-breaking mastermind of crime. 'Spellbinding mystery' Washington Post. 'Dürrenmatt reinterpreted the detective novel... passing the baton to the lies of Umberto Eco and Paul Auster' The National. Inspector Barlach is dyingBut not fast enough for his arch enemy. When a member of the Bern police force is shot dead on a Swiss country road the enigmatic Inspector Barlach and his colleague Tschanz are intent on tracking down the killer. But the ailing Inspector doesn't have time to lose. Soon the pair discover that the victim was murdered on his way to a clandestine party at the home of a wealthy power broker - so why was a local policeman socialising with some of Switzerland's most influential men? Who was his shadowy host? And why has Barlach's past returned to haunt him in his final hours?. The Judge and His Hangman is a thrilling tale of lifelong rivalry and of two men chained together by a wager that would destroy them both.