I third a
Suspension of mercy
Edit...I see this is be- thirded already. Will have to do some further research.
(Josephine Tey is one of my favorites; pity there aren't more of her crime's. I loved her Shilling for candles as well as Brat Farrar. Good choice: the Daughter of time.
And Herman Koch, which I didn't read as yes, being a Dutch autor....shame on me..
)