The G File
by Håkan Nesser
1987. Verlangan, a former cop turned private
detective is hired by a woman to follow her husband Jaan 'G' Hennan. A
few days later, his client is found dead at the bottom of an empty
swimming pool. Maardam police, led by Chief Inspector Van Veeteren,
investigate the case. Van Veeteren has encountered Jaan 'G' Hennan
before and knows only too well the man's dark capabilities. As more
information emerges about G's shadowy past, the Chief Inspector becomes
more desperate than ever to convict him. But G has a solid alibi - and
no one else can be found in relation to the crime. 2002.
Fifteen years have passed and the G File remains the one case former
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren has never been able to solve. But when
Verlangan's daughter reports the private detective missing, Van Veeteren
returns to Maardam CID once more. For all Verlangan left behind was a
cryptic note; and a telephone message in which he claimed to have
finally discovered the proof of G's murderous past . . .
detective is hired by a woman to follow her husband Jaan 'G' Hennan. A
few days later, his client is found dead at the bottom of an empty
swimming pool. Maardam police, led by Chief Inspector Van Veeteren,
investigate the case. Van Veeteren has encountered Jaan 'G' Hennan
before and knows only too well the man's dark capabilities. As more
information emerges about G's shadowy past, the Chief Inspector becomes
more desperate than ever to convict him. But G has a solid alibi - and
no one else can be found in relation to the crime. 2002.
Fifteen years have passed and the G File remains the one case former
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren has never been able to solve. But when
Verlangan's daughter reports the private detective missing, Van Veeteren
returns to Maardam CID once more. For all Verlangan left behind was a
cryptic note; and a telephone message in which he claimed to have
finally discovered the proof of G's murderous past . . .