Lotte Meerman

Set in Amsterdam, the novel introduces Lotte Meerman, a Cold Case detective still recovering from the emotional devastation of her previous investigation. A tip-off leads Lotte to an unresolved 10-year-old murder case in which her father was the lead detective. When she discovers irregularities surrounding the original investigation that make him a suspect, she decides to cover for him. She doesn't tell her boss about the family connection and jeopardises her career by hiding evidence.

Detective Lotte Meerman is convinced the death of Frank Stapel, a painter and decorator, isn't an accident after she and his widow, Tessa, find a skeleton in a sports bag in his left luggage locker at Amsterdam Central train station. The remains date from the Second World War, and Lotte's colleagues consider it of minor importance...until forensic tests show that amongst the bones is the arm bone of a crime boss who recently went missing.