The death of a salesman in a Swiss forest appears to be an open and shut case, with an obvious suspect and a confession. But nothing is what it seems, and Sergeant Studer's investigation soon shatters the glassy facade of Switzerland's tidy villages, manicured forests and seemingly placid citizens.
Mike Mitchell is a well-known translator of German works and the winner of a number of literary prizes. He has translated the other Studer novels as well. Mike Mitchell has translated some thirty books and won the Schlegel-Tieck German translation prize.
Mike Mitchell is a well-known translator of German works and the winner of a number of literary prizes. He has translated the other Studer novels as well. Mike Mitchell has translated some thirty books and won the Schlegel-Tieck German translation prize.