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He was a Dutch author of police fiction, who worked as a police officer in the city of Amsterdam. He wrote a long series of police novels that revolve around Police Inspector De Cock.
The inspector must solve a strange case in which the killer warns him that a murder is to be committed and at the same time uses Cock as an irrefutable alibi.
In the sand dunes that protect the lowlands of the Netherlands, an early morning runner makes a terrible discovery: the body of a man with a dagger that stands out from his back. Peter Geffel's body, better known as "Cunning" Pete, is identified.
During a spiritism session, the victim pointed out by the medium suddenly dies, apparently poisoned.
De Cock is investigating Igor Stablinsky, a criminal accused of violent theft of older people living alone. In parallel, Cock meets a strange family, over which the suspicion of incest overflies.
De Cock is investigating the death of two young ex-drug addicts. one of which has a special gift for music.
De Cock is investigating the death of a clown, who appears at the base of an old Amsterdam tower.
Cock's investigating the disappearance of a body that appears in an office building, and disappears shortly after.
Although at first it seems to be a case for the division of narcotics, the first crime becomes a series of sinister and almost impossible murders.
Although at first it seems to be a case for the division of narcotics, the first crime becomes a series of sinister and almost impossible murders.
Cock's inspector and his partner, Vledge, are ordered to protect the artistic treasures of a millionaire, exhibited during a special show in Amsterdam.
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