DELFT BLUE CRIMES Thriller series, Book 1

Synopsis:

The death of a hotel owner puzzles Detective Marilou Tetteroo. With the arrest of a suspect, the case seems quickly resolved. But as she scrutinizes the suspect's statement more thoroughly, there appear to be many - too many - gaps.

To check the alibi of the only suspect, she returns to the crime scene in the historic center of Delft. Her research in the hotel and its immediate surroundings leads to a startling discovery. Her night shift turns into a nightmare as she faces a gruesome series of murders ...

A new hotel. A historic city. A multiple murder

Genre: Thriller / Mystery

Type: Full length Story

Words: 33,420

Released: February 4, 2021

Manuscript finished: December 13, 20177

Inspiration: 

You take your past with you. Like a shadow that is always visible, even when the sun is not shining. (See also: 'Escaping the shadow'). A 'small' incident that took place when I was about twenty years old has always stayed with me and forms the basis of this story; a settlement thirty years after the date...

Yes...?

Oh... You're now expecting an explanation of that event, aren't you? I'd like to do that, but it's a spoiler. So... Read the story first and then read this: the real story / my inspiration for 'Graveyard Shift'!

I had the idea to develop this plot as a short story. But things go the way they go. The story naturally became longer; I could no longer let go of the characters and the location, my hometown of Delft. Ideas for new stories gradually emerged while writing. Even before 'Graveyard Shift' was finished, I already knew: this 'short' story would be the basis of a series. The characters are already there; partly fictional, partly based on my own past and... partly based on historical figures. The location has been around longer, much longer, than I have been walking around this world. The city is known worldwide for its porcelain: Delft Blue. The name of the series was actually already fixed: Delft Blue Crimes....

List of characters

Characters alphabetical by last name. Nicknames and characters only known by their first name or their last name, are given underneath this list. Unnamed characters are not listed!

• Ed Décran - victim
• Fred Devrieux - hotel employee
• Jean-Luc Devrieux - restorer
• Cees van Dijk - member of the church council
• René Hoogendam - deputy commander AT
• René Karlas - night porter
• Jinne Kingma - detective
• Monique Moreau - receptionist
• Louise Peereboom - forensic detective
• Wim Romeyn - commander AT
• Marilou Tetteroo - detective
• Daniels - officer

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