A Quiet Little MysterySchlink, B. (2007). Self’s Deception. New York: Vintage/Black Lizard. (Translated from the German by Peter Constantine).It’s been a long time since I’ve been in Heidelberg, and I enjoyed this book’s descriptions of life along the Neckar. Gerhard Self is a PI hired by phone t...
From the blurb, you can probably work out that this isn't a noir styled book. A lot of the attraction comes from the eccentricity of both Gerhard Self, and the style of storytelling, which is often slightly arch and funny.Which is rather unexpected given that Self is a widowed private detective, ...