“Personally, I am almost certain that he is the killer. But I don’t have any evidence to put the matter beyond dispute. I have to suppress my doubts, especially in front of other people, pretending that nothing is going on. But every time I meet him, every time he approaches me in his unhesitating, friendly manner, my heart skips a beat. Something inside me softly tells me that he is the killer.”

By the time you reach the end of Stefan Zweig’s stunning story full of suspense, you will have no doubt who the killer is in this spiral of love, hatred, violence and the instinct to kill.