Paperback: The Dinner by Herman Koch (Atlantic, £7.99)

 
William Leith2 May 2013

Two couples arrange to meet in a swanky restaurant in Amsterdam.

There’s Paul and Claire. They’ve got a teenage son. They’re not totally happy to be meeting the other couple, Serge and Babette. Something is wrong.

Serge is Paul’s brother. He’s a prominent politician. Serge and Babette also have a teenage son. The two boys are friends. And also the perpetrators of a horrible crime. They’ve done something really sick. The act has been caught on CCTV. Paul identifies his son on the news. The police don’t.

Very intriguing; gripping too.

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