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  • He had called the commissaris “father” and looked at his superior officer with large troubled eyes, often filled with tears.

    The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

  • The commissaris is your direct chief and you can telephone him tonight, you don’t even have to go through the operator, all you have to do is dial a lot of numbers.

    The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

  • “Hot water always soaks away some of it,” the commissaris said.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • “Grijpstra should tell her himself,” the commissaris said.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • “What about the sheriff and Billy Boy knowing about the tunnel on Jeremy Island?” the commissaris asked.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • The commissaris washed his spectacles and handed them over to Katrien.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • “De Gier was in Maine before,” the commissaris said.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • “Why do you think I sent de Gier to New Guinea?” the commissaris asked.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • You submit to subterfuge, you replace your ordinary parents by a little less ordinary, but still quite ordinary folks, Katrien and the commissaris.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

  • “Thank you for drying my glasses,” the commissaris said.

    Just a Corpse at Twilight Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1994

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