Wem kannst du trauen, wenn du dir selbst nicht traust? Als Robert Walter, der beliebte Bürgermeister von Amsterdam, auf einem Neujahrsempfang seine Frau dabei beobachtet, wie sie sich angeregt mit seinem Erzfeind und politischen Gegner...

Praise for Herman KochDear Mr M.'Herman Koch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite writers. His three novels, taken together, are like a killer EP where every track kicks ass.' Stephen KingSummer House With Swimming Pool'Gripping . . ....

'Herman Koch has made a career from saying the apparently unsayable.' Financial Times When Robert Walter, the popular Mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back with laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New...