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Henning Boëtius. Berliner Lust. Munich. btb. 2010. 288 pages. [euro]8.95. isbn 978-3-442-74074-1
Piet Hieronymous, a sixty-year-old Dutch detective stuck in an existential crisis, is the protagonist in Henning Boëtius's novel Berliner Lust, his sixth based on the exploits of the world-weary, philosophical investigator of international crimes. Fighting depression and questioning his purpose in life on a soul-searching vacation in Spain and France, Piet returns to the Netherlands and receives an intriguing call from Berlin offering him big money for his sleuthing services.
Upon arrival in Berlin, Piet meets with Otto Wels and Yvonne Bree, owners of Immob, a highstakes real-estate developer, to discuss the case and details. Piet accepts a standard case of finding a missing person, known only by...