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For fans of Nicci French and Liliane Moriarty.<\/em><\/p>\n

During a traffic check, the dead body of a young woman is found in the trunk of Alex Haentjes. The driver is immediately apprehended. Is it his first murder or are we dealing with a serial killer?<\/p>\n

A number of cold cases will be re-examined, but Alex H. is willing to cooperate only under strange conditions. For example, he wants to tell his life story only in a biography and appoints himself the author charged with that task.<\/p>\n

The chosen biographer, Bernard De Paepe, turns out to be a jaded journalist\/author, not at all set up with the assignment. Why was he chosen and how should he handle it? What lies behind this strange request?<\/p>\n

Soon the question arises of who is digging into whose life.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For fans of psychological thrillers.<\/p>\n

Bernard De Paepe, a jaded author, is charged by the investigating judge with writing the biography of Alex Haentjes, an alleged murderer. 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