Romy Hausmann

In his eyes I can see hundreds of broken promises. As well as death.

Simone had already found out about the affair a month earlier; she’d got hold of his mobile and read the messages he and Nelly had exchanged.

A jackdaw doesn’t crow. A cock crows. A jackdaw does more of a caw.

You mustn’t lie to people who mean something to you. No matter what the consequences.’

What was it that Gero had said? That he was prepared to take the consequences? Very well, Tabea thought. That was exactly what he would start feeling now: the consequences of his actions.

She smiled coyly. ‘Another ten minutes, tops.’ I immediately thought of my mother, who’d often smiled like that when she wasn’t sad enough for tears.

far more problematic was the popular misconception that justice was blind. It wasn’t.

If you hesitate and your shot merely grazes the beast, you cause it more suffering and make more work for yourself.’

‘An objection! Good try, Nadja, but I’m afraid I’m going to have to disappoint you. It is, of course, relevant because, as we all know, the two of them proceeded to have an affair.

But, the way I see it, fury is like an avalanche: once it gets going it’s unstoppable.