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Anneliese Vos, sixteen-year-old daughter of Amsterdam detective Pieter Vos, disappeared three years ago in mysterious circumstances. Her distraught father's desperate search revealed nothing and resulted in his departure from the police force. Pieter now lives in a broken-down houseboat in the colourful Amsterdam neighbourhood of the Jordaan. One day, when Vos is wasting time at the Rijksmuseum staring at a doll's house that seems to be connected in some way to the case, Laura Bakker, a misfit trainee detective from the provinces, visits him. She's come to tell him that Katja Prins, daughter of an important local politician, has gone missing in circumstances similar to Anneliese.
In the company of the intriguing and awkward Bakker, Vos finds himself drawn back into the role of detective. A life which he thought he'd left behind. Hoping against hope that somewhere lies a clue to the fate of Anneliese, the daughter he blames himself for losing...
Praise for the Pieter Vos series
‘Dark and atmospheric with breathless pacing’
Linwood Barclay
‘David Hewson wrote a series featuring the Roman cop Nic Costa, then much-praised novelizations of the TV series The Killing, set in Copenhagen. He’s now had equal success in capturing the atmosphere and criminal culture of Amsterdam���
The Times
‘Brimming with action and drama’
Playlist
‘It is rare to find an author whose works seem entirely original. Hewson’s do’.
Literary Review
‘Hewson provides a cast of fascinating suspects and some haunting imagery and motifs as Vos wades through the murk and mud to a thrilling and unexpected denouement. Crime writing from a master of the genre’
Lancashire Evening Post
‘When Hewson hits his stride it feels like you’re being treated to a masterclass in crime writing. If you have a penchant for Euro-crime procedurals, [this] is an essential new series’
Crime Fiction Lover
‘The issues covered are up to the minute and the ending is realistic. Highly recommended’
The Book Bag
Genre: Mystery
In the company of the intriguing and awkward Bakker, Vos finds himself drawn back into the role of detective. A life which he thought he'd left behind. Hoping against hope that somewhere lies a clue to the fate of Anneliese, the daughter he blames himself for losing...
Praise for the Pieter Vos series
‘Dark and atmospheric with breathless pacing’
Linwood Barclay
‘David Hewson wrote a series featuring the Roman cop Nic Costa, then much-praised novelizations of the TV series The Killing, set in Copenhagen. He’s now had equal success in capturing the atmosphere and criminal culture of Amsterdam���
The Times
‘Brimming with action and drama’
Playlist
‘It is rare to find an author whose works seem entirely original. Hewson’s do’.
Literary Review
‘Hewson provides a cast of fascinating suspects and some haunting imagery and motifs as Vos wades through the murk and mud to a thrilling and unexpected denouement. Crime writing from a master of the genre’
Lancashire Evening Post
‘When Hewson hits his stride it feels like you’re being treated to a masterclass in crime writing. If you have a penchant for Euro-crime procedurals, [this] is an essential new series’
Crime Fiction Lover
‘The issues covered are up to the minute and the ending is realistic. Highly recommended’
The Book Bag
Genre: Mystery
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