De Cock en de wurger op zondag by A.C. Baantjer

Why read the book?

De Cock, who always spells his name with cee-oo-cee-kaa, works out of the Warmoesstraat station in Amsterdam. He is on holiday when the call comes. A sex worker has been murdered and the team cannot move the case forward.

De Cock has to pick up an investigation that other officers have already let stall. He starts again from a dead end and works to find a way through.

The synopsis is short, so the heart of the book is simple. One cold case, one patient detective, and the streets of Amsterdam.

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What I Loved

This is an early, lean entry in the series. The pull is watching De Cock take over a case that everyone else has given up on and slowly turn it around.

The Amsterdam setting and De Cock's steady method carry the story more than any twist.

Key Takeaway

A short, early mystery that shows De Cock's strength: reopening a case that has gone cold and refusing to leave it alone.

Note

This book is only available in Dutch

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