“ ‘It’s written here that during the war you were almost killed many times, but you didn’t kill anyone, which is worth something,’ said the old woman. “Is it so obvious? I wondered. Is it just as obvious that I’m a murderer? Of course, I didn’t feel like a murderer. “ ‘I suggest you change your name,’ said the old woman, ‘and you should listen to me. I was the fortune-teller for many of the big SS bosses and I know what I’m talking about. Don’t make the classic English whodunit mistake.’

