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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.

The Jews Beech

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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... Read more

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

    Fiction , Crime & Thriller

    Description

    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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