Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames, Kiesbye Stefan

In Strathleven, a village near Lubeck, mysterious events occur. The newly arrived Benno and his family are faced with the corpse of an unknown woman, superstition, vicious sermons and isolation. A modern gothic novel: quirky, very readable and interesting from the first page to the last. Peter Peterknecht, Deutschlandradio Kultur

Kiesbye pulls out all the stops...The novel ends in a scary-exciting finale.--Helmut Lenz, Borromausverein

Ancient pagan Germanic myths and customs pervade the history of Stratleven and its inhabitants. Nothing seems to follow the simple course of events, but old and savage rules; the only apparent escape is to commit new acts of violence.--Magdalene Geisler, der Freitag