Detective Lotte Meerman is under a lot of stress and most of it is of her own making. She works cold cases in Amsterdam and is transitioning from a resent case that brought her national attention to one that involves her father, who she hasn't spoken to in years. She doesn't play by the rules and rarely considers others and put's a lot of people off side. The new case only came about because she walked in on an armed robbery at a service station and shot the offender. When she realises her father may not be as honest as she thought she doesn't tell anyone that he is her father as they have different surnames. But she still feels she must protect him.

This was an enjoyable read and flowed along nicely, though at times he got a bit muddled and lacked a nice clear logic. This is the first book I've read that has been based in the Netherlands, and by a Dutch author, but it won't be the last. There is something about walking through the snow by the canals and almost freezing to death in Amsterdam.

I will read more of this series in the hope that Lotte gets her act together.