| Black Ice Contributor(s): Kettenbach, Hans Werner (Author), Bell, Anthea (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1904738087 ISBN-13: 9781904738084 Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: "A natural storyteller who, just like Patricia Highsmith, is interested in teasing out the catastrophes that result from the banal coincidences of daily life."-"Weltwoche" When Erika, an attractive local heiress, falls to her death near her lakeside villa, the police conclude it was a tragic accident. Scholten, a longtime employee of Erika's, isn't so sure. He knows a thing or two about the state of her marriage and suspects an almost perfect crime. Scholten's maverick investigation into the odd, inexplicable details of the death scene soon buys him a ticket for a most dangerous ride. This beautifully crafted thriller, set in a European world of small-town hypocrisy, was a bestseller made into the film "Glatteis," |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.18" W x 7.8" (0.49 lbs) 334 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "A natural storyteller who, just like Patricia Highsmith, is interested in teasing out the catastrophes that result from the banal coincidences of daily life."--Weltwoche When Erika, an attractive local heiress, falls to her death near her lakeside villa, the police conclude it was a tragic accident. Scholten, a longtime employee of Erika's, isn't so sure. He knows a thing or two about the state of her marriage and suspects an almost perfect crime. Scholten's maverick investigation into the odd, inexplicable details of the death scene soon buys him a ticket for a most dangerous ride. This beautifully crafted thriller, set in a European world of small-town hypocrisy, was a bestseller made into the film Glatteis. In 2009 Hans Werner Kettenbach won the Glauser award (Germany's most prestigious crime writing prize) for lifetime literary achievement. |