From Bruges with Love

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Behind the glamorous facade of elite Belgian society lies a seedy world unseen by the public eyebut nothing stays hidden forever

Inspector Pieter Van In is begrudgingly finishing up a healthy lunch when he hears the news: While restoring their farmhouse, the Vermasts have found a skeleton in the backyard. Van In, who happens to be married to the deputy public prosecutor, is determined to solve the case in double-quick time and squeeze in one last vacation before the birth of his first child.

But this murder is trickier than it looks. The Vermasts land belonged to the most prominent businessman in West Flanders before it was suddenly handed over to a right-wing charity. The heavily endowed foundation appears to have no expenditures or investments. So whos financing itand why

Before he knows it, Van In finds himself in the middle of a complex webone that involves high-level officials, local law enforcement, and common thugs. The harder he tries to unravel the thread, the more difficult it becomes to uncover the secrets that the charitys benefactors are trying to hide. This time Van In will have to risk lives to find out the truth.

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Van Ins third features less of his complicated domestic life . . . and more head butting with higher-ups. Not that theres anything wrong with that. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Pieter Aspe is the author of the Pieter Van In mystery series. Aspe lives in Bruges, Belgium, and is one of the most popular contemporary writers in the Flemish language. His novels have sold over one million copies in Europe alone.

Brian Doyle was born in Scotland in 1956 and is currently a professor at the University of Leuven in Belgium. In addition to teaching, he has translated a wide variety of books from Dutch and Flemish into English. In addition to the Pieter Van In Mysteries, his recent book projects include Jef Geeraertss The Public Prosecutor (2009), Jacqueline van Maarsens Inheriting Anne Frank (2010), Christiaan Weijtss The Window Dresser (2009), Tessa de Loos The Book of Doubt (2011), Paul Glasers Dancing with the Enemy (2013), and Bob Van Laerhovens Baudelaires Revenge (2014). He also translates poetry and literary nonfiction.