De Cock en een recept voor moord by A.C. Baantjer
De Cock and Vledder find fashion house director Verbruggen dead with a note pinned to his lapel. A jealous mistress and a rumoured merger both seem to matter.
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De Cock en moord in triplo by A.C. Baantjer
Arendje van Nijmegen reports her husband missing, and he is soon found dead. When her lover dies too, De Cock stops believing in coincidence.
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De Cock en de dartele weduwe by A.C. Baantjer
Soon after a young widow reports being stalked by a former lover, her new partner is found murdered. Money, blackmail and jealousy all seem to play a part.
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De Cock en de dood van een kunstenaar by A.C. Baantjer
A painter who is De Cock's friend fears for his life and asks him to lead the case if anything happens. Soon after, the man is shot dead while walking his dog.
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De Cock en de broeders van de haat by A.C. Baantjer
On his last day before a forced holiday, De Cock hears of the murder of Alexander de Rijke, a charismatic leader with many followers, and people soon arrive asking for his help.
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De Cock en een veld papavers by A.C. Baantjer
Jasper van de Gouwenaer is found dead in his flat with a dagger in his back, and a newspaper claims De Cock helped arrest him the day before.
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De Cock en de gebrandmerkte doden by A.C. Baantjer
A young man tells De Cock that his former girlfriend found her new lover dead, strangled and branded on the forehead. It is the start of a series of identical killings.
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De Cock en geen excuus voor moord by A.C. Baantjer
A young woman asks De Cock for help, but she is too late: her husband has hanged himself. It is the start of a grim case with no official support.
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De Cock en moord in reclame by A.C. Baantjer
De Cock gives a newly widowed woman a well-meant piece of advice, and seems to set off a case in which three murders follow in quick succession.
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De Cock en de dood van de Helende Meesters by A.C. Baantjer
A plastic surgeon vanishes from the Clinic of the Healing Masters. It is not his colleagues who call the police, but a woman who had grown close to him.
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De Cock en moord op bestelling by A.C. Baantjer
A young man is shot dead in his doorway in what looks like a criminal settling of scores. Before De Cock can act, a woman is strangled.
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De Cock en de blijde Bacchus by A.C. Baantjer
A young man reports that his wealthy, unmarried great-uncle has disappeared. A collection of small statues turns out to matter to the case.
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De Cock en de dode tempeliers by A.C. Baantjer
A body with a dagger in its back is found in the basement of a house for sale. The murder seems linked to a secret group called the Brotherhood of the Cross.
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De Cock en de dwaze maagden by A.C. Baantjer
A young woman reports that her boyfriend has gone missing. It looks like a simple break-up, but it turns into a far harder case.
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De Cock en dood door hamerslag by A.C. Baantjer
The body of an Antwerp diamond dealer is found in a squat. There are no signs of crime, but valuable diamonds are missing. De Cock is asked to help.
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De Cock en een deal met de duivel by A.C. Baantjer
A member of a drug gang has vanished and seems to have been killed and hidden with care. De Cock investigates whether it is a contract killing.
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De Cock en de dood in antiek by A.C. Baantjer
A young woman tells De Cock that a bronze sarcophagus has been stolen from her, and that a curse rests on it. He is sceptical at first, but the case soon turns serious.
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De Cock en de onsterfelijke dood by A.C. Baantjer
A man with a limp comes to De Cock. He had sought help for chronic leg pain from a faith healer, but she has suddenly disappeared.
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De Cock en het lijk op drift by A.C. Baantjer
The body of a woman is found at the Westerdoksdijk. It would normally be a matter for the harbour police, but De Cock is drawn in once it becomes clear this is murder.
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De Cock en tranen aan de Leie by A.C. Baantjer
On a summer evening a young woman reports that her father is missing. The man is the president of the court.
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Grandezza by Jan Mulder
Jan Mulder's 2003 release, calm and patient instrumental writing. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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De Cock en een dodelijk rendez-vous by A.C. Baantjer
De Cock and Vledder are drawn into a murder in the red light district. The crime happens on their own ground, but it proves to be a complicated case.
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De Cock en de geur van rottend hout by A.C. Baantjer
A woman wearing a heady perfume reports that her husband, who runs an export firm, has disappeared. De Cock and Vledder soon meet the hard reality of the crime.
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De Cock en moord bij maanlicht by A.C. Baantjer
A sect moves into a former printing works in Amsterdam. Soon after, a psychiatrist is killed on the Kalkmarkt. De Cock must find out if the two are connected.
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De Cock en het roodzijden nachthemd by A.C. Baantjer
De Cock and Vledder try to find the person who has murdered several women, each dressed in a red silk nightgown.
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