»Once again, this is more than a crime novel; a dense proliferation of feelings, impressions, fragments, all of which are concealing something.«

»Schneider has created a melancholy, literary crime novel, and a portrait of Hunkeler’s psychology.«

»As always, Schneider’s language, with its clarity and sense of calm, is a joy.«

»Horror encroaches into an idyll. And this contrast«

»Hansjörg Schneider tells his stories with a melancholy serenity that cares nothing for the loud things of the world.«

»Hansjörg Schneider, at 82 years of age, is at the peak of his creative powers with this book.«

»It’s true that Hunkeler can be irascible at times. But as a reader, one can find peace with him, without ever encountering shallow or superficial prose.«