A retired small-town doctor takes a garden axe to his cruel wife.A woman laces her brother's food with barbiturates.Two men steal a priceless Japanese tea bowl with brutal consequences.What drives a person to commit a crimeOur narrator knows that behind every misdeed is a story waiting to be told. In this collection of chilling cases,a nameless lawyer recounts the love,obsession,selfishness and despair that influenced his clients'irrevocable choices. Drawn from Ferdinand von Schirach's eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer,Crime blends fiction with real life,each story a revealing,unsettling insight into what may compel a person to act beyond the law.
Publisher: John Murray PressISBN: 9781529345766Number of pages: 240Weight: 171 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 18 mm
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'Mesmerizing...a slim,utterly absorbing collection of 11 stories plucked from (von Schirach's) legal career and told in a cool,patient voice that immediately draws the reader in.'- Olen Steinhauer,The New York Times
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