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The Chinaman: A Sergeant Studer Mystery
“After reading Friedrich Glauser's dark tour de force In Matto's Realm, it's easy to see why the German equivalent of the Edgar Allan Poe Award is dubbed ‘The Glauser.’”—The Washington PostPraise for the Sergeant Studer series:“Thumbprint is a fine example of the craft of detective writing in a period which fans will regard as the golden age of crime fiction.”—The Sunday T...more
Paperback, 186 pages
Published
January 1st 2008
by Bitter Lemon Press
(first published January 1st 1988)
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The best protagonists are always flawed, and Wachtmeister Studer is no exception. I read 1 or 2 of these in the original German when I was a kid and enjoyed them, so when I saw these new translations I thought I would see how well they preserved the character of the originals. I am happy to say that they did quite well, actually. Good and gritty reads, all of them.
I liked this book from the beginning. The descriptions crackle with atmosphere. Studer is a detective in the Martin Beck/Maigret mold but the Swiss settings provide a different flavor. Felt very contemporary for 1939.
eh. I picked this book based on the publisher. I wasn't impressed, but I would give it an ok mark. 2.5 stars.
a good, quick read. it was translated, but they did a pretty decent job!
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