De Cock en de broeders van de haat by A.C. Baantjer

Why read the book?

It is Friday, the last working day before De Cock starts a holiday he did not want. His commissioner has ordered him to stop saving up leave. In the office, Vledder sits low, worried because his girlfriend Adelheid has had an emergency appendix operation.

From De Cock, Vledder hears of the murder of Alexander de Rijke, a charismatic man with grand plans and many followers. De Cock is shocked. At first he does not want to take the case, since murders of well known people bring a lot of trouble. But the first of many people asking for his help is already at his desk.

The killer was caught almost in the act. The weapon is found and there are witnesses. So why does the motive trouble De Cock? Was De Rijke blackmailed? Was it a contract killing? Is there a plot behind it?

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What I Loved

The case looks closed from the start, with weapon, witnesses and a near caught suspect, so the interest is in why De Cock will not accept the easy answer. That gap between the obvious and the true is where the series works best.

The pressure of his forced holiday and the steady line of people seeking help give the setup a human pull.

Key Takeaway

An apparently solved murder that De Cock refuses to close, because the motive does not add up.

Note

This book is only available in Dutch

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