To add to the excellence of the novel's narrative, the reader also gets Dürrenmatt's provocative thinking on the flaws of crime fiction and police behaviour' The Times
'Literary in style, haunting in mood' Guardian
'A chilling study of an obsession that defies all reason' Daily Mail
'An absolute corker. . . One of the most ingenious and surprising detective novels you'll read' Mr Hyde
'As terse and assured in construction as the best of Simenon' Spectator
'Powerful and compelling, even as Dr H uses the story to undermine all the basic principles of crime fiction' Sunday Times Crime Club
'Dürrenmatt's most famous novel. . . jaw-dropping' Crime Review
'Hats off to Pushkin Press for re-publishing this gem, and for planning to delight us with more of Dürrenmatt's tense, melancholy and incredibly seductive writing - Thriller Books Journal
