Today he works in berlin and is one of germanys most prominent defence lawyers. The author, a defence lawyer, is best known here for the collini case, the story of a. He published his first short stories at the age of fortyfive. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The murderpremise itself turns out to be quite clever, but schirachs somewhat hamfisted attempt to integrate it into courtroom drama makes it too clever by half. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
His books, which have been translated into more than 35 languages, have sold millions of copies worldwide and have made him an. He uses the crime genre to provoke a debate, rather than to entertain. The author, a defence lawyer, is best known here for the collini case, the story. Shortly thereafter he became one of germanys most successful authors. The new thriller from the acclaimed author of the collini case, the girl who wasnt there is dark, ingenious and irresistibly gripping. He is nonetheless accused of the murder of a teenage. There are some books that grip from the first page, some that intrigue and keep you reading. He, isbn 9780349140476 buy the the girl who wasn t there ebook. His short story collections crime and guilt and novels the collini case and the girl who wasnt there were instant bestsellers in germany, and his work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Click download or read online button to get the girl who wasn t there book now. As soon as the light of the colours green, red and blue. Berlin murder tale with a gothic touch is a guilty pleasure. And, as it turns out, schirachs twisty conceptual thriller tries to have it all which is one of the problems with the book. The girl who wasn t there is, in the final analysis, an exceedingly strange novel, one that holds the reader at a distance while trying to draw us in with a mystery that generates little or no suspense. A smart, chilling tale of truth, deception and the reach of the law, the girl who wasnt there is the latest crime thriller from the acclaimed author of the collini case, a waterstones book club pick. Dec 31, 2014 the girl who wasnt there is a slim book with a whole lot of character, a whole lot of cleverness and a finale that may just make you say, no way. English language translation by anthea bell published by little, brown in 2015. A smart, chilling tale of truth, deception and the reach.