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Based on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman with a turbulent family history.

A prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgängers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest as well as a famously ambiguous climax.

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      Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 1/15/2024
      ISBN13: 9781847499189, 978-1847499189
      ISBN10: 184749918X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Based on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman with a turbulent family history.

      A prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgängers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest as well as a famously ambiguous climax.

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