This allegorical thriller describes the case of a convicted murderer, who persuades a young lawyer, Spat, to re-investigate his case. Seduced by the notion of justice Spat decides to murder the murderer. The author also wrote "The Assignment" and a play "The Visit".

The Execution of Justice

Duerrenmatt, Friedrich

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pan/Macmillan

<p>Book by James Yaffe, adapted from the novel Trapps by Friedrich DÃ1/4rrenmatt, Duerrenmatt, Friedrich, Yaffe, James</p>

The Deadly Game.

Literature & Fiction

Yaffe, James

James Yaffe, adapted from the novel Trapps by Friedrich DÃ1/4rrenmatt

Dramas & Plays

Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

<p>THE STORY: The NY Journal American described the play this way: The authors have installed Romulus, last of the Roman Emperors, in a creaky villa on the outskirts of Rome in the year 476 A.D. The barbaric Goths, storming in from the North, are bea</p>

Romulus

VIDAL,GORE

Gore Vidal, from a play by Friedrich DÃ1/4rrenmatt

Dramatist's Play Service

Brilliant neo-noir from one of the greatest post-war writers of GermanA respected professor is dead - shot in a crowded Zurich restaurant, in front of dozens of witnesses. The murderer calmly turned himself in to the police. So why has he now hired a lawyer to clear his name? And why has he chosen the drink-soaked, disreputable Sp&aauml;t to defend him?As he investigates, Sp&aauml;t finds himself obsessed, drawn ever deeper into a case of baffling complexity until he reaches a deadly conclusion: justice can be restored only by a crime. This is a captivating neo-noir classic fromthe master of the genre.The Execution of Justice is a dark, wicked satire on the legal system and a disturbing, if ambivalent, allegory on guilt, justice, violence and morality.

The Execution of Justice (Pushkin Vertigo)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Pushkin Vertigo

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