1st ed. published 2014. 252 pages From the age of 13 years up All rights available
»Schwendener succeeds in producing local colorite â not pushy, not touristic, simply with a good look at young people who live in Zurich.« NZZ am Sonntag on âStilles Giftâ (Quiet Poison).
Sirine is frantic â she witnesses a murder, yet she canât report it to the police. For she lives in Switzerland illegally, she is âundocumentedâ. Uncertain about what to do, she tells her friends Rena, Tom and Nico. Tom sees his big opportunity to impress Rena by finding the killer. A promising lead takes him to a football fanclub notorious for its violence. What no one knows â the killer has been keeping up with Sirinieâs friends and is on Tomâs heels. Should Sirine still keep quiet? A highly dramatic thriller that poses controversial questions about âundocumentedâ aliens, the law and injustice.