commissaris

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