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The Sinner
Petra Hammesfahr
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Description for The Sinner
Paperback. Cora killed a man on a summer afternoon by the lake and in full view of her family and friends. Why? What could have caused this quiet, lovable young mother to stab a stranger in the throat, again and again, until she was pulled off his body? For the local police it was an open-and-shut case. But Police Commissioner refused to close the file. Translator(s): Brownjohn, John. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Cora Bender killed a man on a sunny summer afternoon by the lake and in full view of her family and friends. Why? What could have caused this quiet, lovable young mother to stab a stranger in the throat, again and again, until she was pulled off his body? For the local police it was an open-and-shut case. Cora confessed; there was no shortage of witnesses. But Police Commissioner Rudolf Grovian refused to close the file and started his own maverick investigation. So begins the slow unravelling of Cora's past, a harrowing descent into a woman's private hell. Hailed as ... Read more
Cora Bender killed a man on a sunny summer afternoon by the lake and in full view of her family and friends. Why? What could have caused this quiet, lovable young mother to stab a stranger in the throat, again and again, until she was pulled off his body? For the local police it was an open-and-shut case. Cora confessed; there was no shortage of witnesses. But Police Commissioner Rudolf Grovian refused to close the file and started his own maverick investigation. So begins the slow unravelling of Cora's past, a harrowing descent into a woman's private hell. Hailed as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904738251
SKU
V9781904738251
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About Petra Hammesfahr
Petra Hammesfahr, born in 1951, has not had an easy life: she left school at thirteen and became pregnant by an alcoholic husband at seventeen. It is a life that has provided inspiration for her bittersweet family crime novels where the sweetness of childhood and the horror of adults meet. Hammesfahr has written over twenty crime and suspense novels and ... Read more
Reviews for The Sinner
In this intelligent novel Hammesfahr has etched with precision the thoughts of a woman on the edge of madness. Der Spiegel Unrelenting suspense until the bitter end. Stern