Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and playwright known for plays and crime novels that explore justice, guilt, suspicion and the human condition.

Swiss writer and dramatist, active mid-20th century; notable for blending crime fiction with philosophical and theatrical concerns. Born 1921, died 1990.

A reader praises Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Suspect for its elegant prose, philosophical dialogues and subversion of the mystery genre. The review highlights themes of suspicion, evil, justice and the absence of divine order. Dürrenmatt is presented as a writer who moves crime fiction into philosophical territory.

For:Readers of literary crime fiction, fans of philosophical drama and European theatre of the 20th century.

 An excellent book, among the best written by FriedrichDürrenmatt, TheSuspect also inspired Italian television, to the point that, in the Seventies, a beautiful drama was created featuring actors of the caliber of PaoloStoppa and AdolfoCeli.

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