Das starke Geschlecht Roman

by Hans Werner Kettenbach

"Kettenbach provides answers that are either darkly humorous or melancholically tragic, depending on how black the reader's heart proves to be." he, seventy-eight: a despot who has always had his way, now wheelchair-bound and dying of cancer. Alex must deal with a hopeless case, his growing sympathy for a repulsive client, and his sexual attraction to Klofft's elderly wife.Less a thriller than an investigative and psychological cliffhanger, this novel examines how eroticism is somehow amplified by a sense of approaching death and presents insights into the corrosive desire for revenge, and the narrowing horizons of old age.Hans Werner Kettenbach was born near Cologne. He published his first novel at the age of fifty. Previous jobs he has held include construction worker, court stenographer, football journalist, and foreign correspondent in New York. This is his third novel published by Bitter Lemon Press.

Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wer...

Reviews

[Helen Katz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of a non-event.

[HediBähren · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ein Anwaltsroman, der sich ein wenig in die Länge zieht. Es geht um eine fristlose Kündigung einer Frau, die Urlaub machte ohne Erlaubnis und dies mit Krankheit kaschiert.

[Peter Jakobs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best of his books but still interesting to read, in particular the aspect of an old woman attracting her husband's young lawyer.