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The famous novel about three Nazi generals and a brutal wartime sex crime—and the inspiration for the celebrated 1967 film. “Superb... appalling.”—New Yorker. “The sentences snap and detonate like muffled howitzers across the battlefield; and they rarely miss.”—Sunday Times.“A very funny, very serious book.”—New Statesman.
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The famous novel about three Nazi generals and a brutal wartime sex crime--and the inspiration for the 1967 film. When a Polish prostitute is murdered in 1942, the suspects come down to three German generals. But nothing happens. Then, in 1944, when the trio gathers again, another killing occurs. However, a coup against Hitler halts the investigations. Then, in 1956, a third slaying takes place-and it's clear that this time, the murderer must be caught...
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