A serial killer is on the loose in the Transvaal district. Is it one of the residents? A man? A woman? What if there are several? People are panicking.
One morning, Sarah's body was discovered along the canal, her skin lacerated with swastikas. A few days later, Carl's body was found tied to the memorial. His feet were bare, the soles of his feet raw. He, too, had swastikas drawn on his body.
A French thriller that will keep you awake!
A serial killer is on the loose in the Transvaal district. Is it one of the residents? A man? A woman? What if there are several? People are panicking.
One morning, Sarah's body is discovered along the canal, her skin lacerated with swastikas. A few days later, Carl's body is found tied to the memorial. His feet are bare, the soles of his feet raw. He, too, has swastikas on his body. Then, a series of poisonings sows panic among the residents of the once peaceful neighborhood.
As Madame Céleste, an old woman who knows everyone's stories, reminds us, these crimes may be linked to an unsolved case from about ten years ago. Everyone is spying on everyone else. Resentments surface; jealousies erupt; tempers flare.
No more family gardening in the community gardens! The happy days of neighborhood gatherings are well and truly over. Is Maria van Bar, always ready to cook for get-togethers, accusing Amanda and Wim to deflect suspicion? Is Peter Handstra, the photographer who loves children, really so innocent?
Inspectors Hartevelt and Krijger unravel the tangled web of coveted subsidies, baseless accusations, and repressed hatreds in a climate of terror and denunciation.
