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Oktoberfest special: German historical crime fiction

It’s Oktoberfest season in Germany and images of beer-drinking, sausage-munching, lederhosen-wearing crowds are probably what you have in mind. However, this is also the time for Krimifestival Munich, one of the largest crime festivals in Europe. It’s well known that the Germans love crime novels, although…
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CIS: The Judge and His Hangman revisited

Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt is one of the most highly regarded 20th century dramatists of the German-speaking world. Early on in his career, however, he turned to crime fiction and wrote The Judge and His Hangman for a very personal reason – he needed money…
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