Lonely Graves, Britta Bolt
Lonely Graves, Britta Bolt
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Lonely Graves
Pieter Posthumus Mystery 1

Author: Britta Bolt

Narrator: Andrew Cullum

Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2016


Synopsis

A suicide. A drowned man. A sudden death.
For some people, it's just another day's work.

In Amsterdam, there's a council department known affectionately as the Lonely Funerals team. It exists to arrange burials for the abandoned or unknown dead, with the care and dignity that every life deserves.

Pieter Posthumus hasn't been doing the job long, but he's determined to do it well. He finds that he cares deeply about the people whose files land on his desk.

So when something doesn't seem quite right about a Moroccan immigrant's 'accidental' drowning, Posthumus starts digging.

His quest for justice will lead him down some dangerous paths, and into conflict with some very dangerous men...

(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

About Britta Bolt

Britta Bolt is the pseudonym of the South African-born novelist and travel writer Rodney Bolt and the German former lawyer Britta Boehler, who has worked on high-profile terrorism and security cases. Britta Bolt was 'born' in January 2010, when Britta Boehler, on holiday and reading her favourite detective fiction, felt the urge to turn her past experience into a novel. Rodney Bolt was at home, writing biographies and travel stories, and dreaming of doing the same. Soon afterwards, they had teamed up to write a crime series set in their beloved adopted city Amsterdam.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Belinda

3,5 sterren - Nederlandse paperback - deel een in de Posthumus Trilogie 🦋 De gemeente Amsterdam organiseert daadwerkelijk “Eenzame Uitvaarten” voor naamloze lijken die binnen de gemeentegrenzen gevonden worden; met muziek, een speciaal voor de overledene geschreven gedicht, bloemen en koffie. Dit boe......more

Pieter Posthumus ist 47 Jahre alt, lebt in Amsterdam und arbeitet im "Büro der einsamen Toten" der Stadtverwaltung. Das bedeutet, er kümmert sich um anonyme Tote. Er versucht, Angehörige aufzuspüren und sorgt dafür, dass die Toten ein würdiges Begräbnis erhalten. Eines Tages wird die Leiche eines Ma......more

Goodreads review by Hermien

Loved the characters, the mystery and especially the setting.......more


Quotes

A page-turner full of suspense and surprising twists and turns...Phenomena like home-grown terrorism make this novel just that much more exciting. Once I started reading I could not put it down.

The main character is a very appealing, convincing and enthralling creation with a truly bizarre occupation...As with Morse, the city where the action takes place becomes one of the main characters...a compelling story that leaves you wanting to hear more about Pieter's work and his life - and how the city copes with its marvellous mix of eccentrics and dangers. We Love This Book

Very engaging...Posthumus holds enormous literary appeal

A delicious writing style makes Lonely Graves an outstanding debut Algemeen Dagblad

No typical thriller...Posthumus is a find! Vrij Nederland

An atmospheric and glorious Amsterdam crime story JAN