The Wrong Girl

Zusatztext Dark and atmospheric with breathless pacing Informationen zum Autor David Hewson was born in Yorkshire in 1953. He has worked for The Times, Independent and Sunday Times as a journalist, and has written numerous novels, as well as several travel books. David Hewson’s European crime and mystery books range from the Copenhagen of The Killing and Sarah Lund to the Italy of Nic Costa and the Amsterdam of Pieter Vos. David lives in Kent. Klappentext The arrival of Sinterklaas is an annual event which marks a high point in Amsterdam's calendar. The city is full of children trying to get a glimpse of their hero, and the police are out in force to manage the crowded streets and waterways. Detective Pieter Vos is on duty with his young assistant, Laura Bakker, when the alarm is raised. A young girl wearing a pink jacket seems to have been kidnapped, but the ransom is not as expected, and it seems there could be a case of mistaken identity. In the city of vice, tension runs high with opposing gangs protecting their individual patches and the security forces and the police frequently clashing over responsibility. When the perpetrator's horrifying demands become clear, the investigation is stepped up. What the police uncover is an operation so sinister, with such far-reaching implications internationally, that they have to work around the clock to find the true heart of evil - before it's too late. Praise for David Hewson 'Has turned TV gold into literary gold' Telegraph 'A novel in the hugely experienced hands of David Hewson that defies expectation. Hewson's style is tight, lean, almost like a film script' Daily Express 'Clear, clipped prose is beautifully up to the task, as is his forensic attention to the original's details' Mirror She knew they would come for her. How long can she wait? The Wrong Girl is the second title in the Detective Pieter Vos series, David Hewson's atmospheric crime novels set in the city of canals and coffee shops. Zusammenfassung By the bestselling author of The Killing ! The Wrong Girl is the second novel in David Hewson's gripping Detective Pieter Vos series set in Amsterdam. Sinterklaas! a beaming! friendly saint with a white beard! was set to mark his arrival in Amsterdam with a parade so celebrated it would be watched live on television throughout the Netherlands. Today the crowds would run into three hundred thousand or more! and the police presence top four figures. The city centre was closed to all traffic as a golden barge bore Sinterklaas down the Amstel river! surrounded by a throng of private boats full of families trying to get close. ' Amsterdam is bursting at the seams with children trying to get a glimpse of their hero and families enjoying the occasion. The police are out in force! struggling to manage the crowds on one of the busiest days of the year. Brigadier Pieter Vos is on duty with his young assistant! Laura Bakker! when the first grenade hits. As Sinterklaas prepares to address the crowds a terrorist outrage grips the heart of the city. In the chaos a young girl wearing a pink jacket is kidnapped. But the abducted child isn't the daughter of an Amsterdam aristocrat as the terrorists first thought. She's the daughter of an impoverished Georgian prostitute! friendless and trapped in the web of vice that is Amsterdam's Red Light District. As the security forces and the police clash over the ensuing investigation the perpetrator's horrifying demands become clear. Vos! trapped in a turf war with state intelligence! tries to unravel a conspiracy that reaches from the brothels of the city to the hierarchy of the security services. And at its heart lies an eight-year-old girl! snatched from a loving mother then ferried from one criminal lair to the next! her life in the balance as V...

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Dark and atmospheric with breathless pacing Linwood Barclay, author of A Tap at the Window

Product details

• Authors: David Hewson
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781509800735
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-0073-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 177 mm x 24 mm
• Series: MACMILLAN; Detective Pieter Vos; Pieter Vos
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense