The Sinner

By: Petra Hammesfahr, John Brownjohn

Narrated by: Christa Lewis

Cora Bender killed a man. But why? What could have caused this quiet, lovable young mother to stab a stranger in the throat, again and again, until she was pulled off his body? For the local police it was an open-and-shut case. Cora confessed; there was no shortage of proof or witnesses. But Police Commissioner Rudolf Grovian refused to close the file and began his own maverick investigation. So begins the slow unraveling of Cora's past, a harrowing descent into a woman's private hell.

Hailed as Germany's Patricia Highsmith, Petra Hammesfahr has written a dark, spellbinding novel. At the top of the best seller list, The Sinner has been reprinted 16 times and sold over 760,000 copies at home. Translated into 11 languages, this is the first Hammesfahr title published in English.

©1999 Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg; English translation copyright 2007 by John Brownjohn (P)2017 Tantor

An Exquisite Story

I loved listening to the twists and turns of the plot. It's very well written and I couldn't shut off the audio book.

Suspenseful

I didn't want to stop listening! The performance was great, and the story has lots of dark twists and turns. Every time I thought I had the story figured out or a grasp on what was going on, there would be a twist, or something new.

I really enjoyed this book, even though the overall story was dark.

Very twisted

Twists and turns and shifting timelines all draw together. Narrator takes too many breaths so it gets annoying . Otherwise she voices well.

Great Story but hard to follow

Hard to follow, watching the tv series helped me keep up. I think it was the accent that threw me off

Terrifyin,Dreadfull,Fantastic

Incredible well written, different and strange.
Noir and sad.
Suspenssfull, twisred, and on top all ,entertaining
Would love to read more from this author