De Cock en moord in de hondsdagen by A.C. Baantjer

Why read the book?

De Cock is tired. The heat of the dog days wears him down. He tells Vledder that long heat can disturb how some minds work, so a detective must stay extra alert. Just after this, a man comes to report the missing husband of a good friend.

Only hours later, the detectives find the missing man dead, with six small dead dogs beside him. The victim was a committed animal activist. What can the killer's motive be?

The questions point in several directions. Was there conflict or financial mismanagement in the board of the animal protection foundation? Angry dog breeders who wanted to supply puppies for testing? Or does the answer lie in the love nest the victim had built in the garden of his canal house?

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What I Loved

The strange detail of six dead dogs and the baking Amsterdam heat give the case a heavy, close feel. The several possible motives keep the puzzle open until the end.

De Cock's remark about heat and the mind, made just before the body turns up, is a nice quiet touch.

Key Takeaway

A grim, heat soaked case with a strange signature and several possible motives to weigh.

Note

This book is only available in Dutch

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