From its numerous coffee shops where drugs are openly available, to its world-famous Red Light District where prostitutes display themselves in shop windows, Amsterdam is a city where almost anything goes in broad daylight. And yet, this serene city of canals has its dark side as well. In fifteen tales of greed, jealousy and revenge, some of the finest Dutch crime writers-including literary award-winners and international bestsellers-explore the seamy...

Fred Moorman ist Ende vierzig und träumt von einem schwarzen Jeep Cherokee und einem neuen, interessanteren Freundeskreis. Sein Leben ödet ihn an. Die Zeiten, als sein inzwischen vierzehnjähriger Sohn noch zu ihm aufschaute, sind lange vorbei und seine Frau denkt laut darüber nach, wie das Leben ohne ihn aussähe. Da trifft Fred Max G. wieder, den er schon in der Schule bewunderte. Max hat alles, was Fred nicht hat: Durchsetzungsvermögen, schöne...

When Robert Walter, popular mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back with laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New Year's reception, he immediately suspects the worst. Despite their long and happy marriage, Robert is convinced that Sylvia is cheating on him-with the respectable alderman who is dedicated to the environment, no less. The man who wants to spoil the capital's skyline with wind turbines. The New Year's reception...

Concealing the medical mistake that caused the death of a famous actor, Dr. Marc Schlosser gradually reveals the personal reasons why he sought the victim's death, including an assault on the doctor's daughter.

Menno Meyjes (The Color Purple) brings us a film based upon the New York Times, Best Selling Novel by Herman Koch. Serge knows something, otherwise he would not have made reservations in this fancy restaurant. Babette knows something too, otherwise she wouldn't be crying. Hopefully they won't tell Claire, because she doesn't know anything. And Paul...Paul knows everything. They all avoid the subject they actually should be talking about, their children....