De Cock en het lijk op retour by A.C. Baantjer

Why read the book?

Sandra Verloop, eighteen years old, has won a radio competition. She wants to meet a well-known Dutchman, and her choice is De Cock of the Warmoesstraat station. She arrives at a busy moment. De Cock and Vledder are looking for a body, when they usually look for a murderer.

The case begins with a telephone call from a man who says he has killed someone. Another call sends the detectives to the car park by the Havengebouw. The back seat of a parked car holds a dead woman, her wide eyes still showing fear and shock.

De Cock has to dig into the past to understand where the motive for this murder lies.

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What I Loved

The young fan watching over De Cock's shoulder is a nice touch and lets you see the work through fresh eyes. The reversed problem, a missing body instead of a missing killer, gives the case a clever shape.

De Cock's habit of reaching back into the past to find the motive is on full show here.

Key Takeaway

A missing body, a watching teenage fan, and a motive hidden in the past make for an unusual De Cock case.

Note

This book is only available in Dutch

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