Synopses & Reviews
Hubertus van Bijl's family has a long and respected history in the Dutch flower trade. Now retired, Bert busies himself with a bit of puttering around the house and long walks in the Zandvoort dunes near the coast of Holland. His wife, Willy, is loyal and dutiful-always saying "Bless You" when he sneezes-though Bert accepts that passion has left the marriage long ago. But ripples of unease soon appear in the quietude: The local authorities are conducting a door-to-door investigation into the murder of Carla Zomerlust, a young student whose body is found along a dune path.
Through a diary-like narrative, the reader learns that Bert is not the docile botanist he-and everyone who knows him-considers himself to be. In a novel that plumbs the depths of madness, Nicolas Freeling creates his most compelling and disturbing work to date in this chilling examination of crime from the inside out.
Synopsis
From internationally acclaimed author Nicolas Freeling comes his most compelling and disturbing novel to date. Told from the vantage point of a seemingly harmless Dutch botanist, it is a chilling examination of crime from the inside out.
About the Author
Nicolas Freeling, whose many awards include the Edgar, the Grand Prix de Roman Policier, and the Crime Writers Association Golden Dagger, lives in France.