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Cold Fire - A Political Murder. A Stolen Crossbow. A Family Secret.
A rising politician is struck down by a crossbow bolt in the middle of a private dinner. The attack is deliberate, spectacular and carried out in front of more than twenty witnesses. With elections approaching, Ghent is already tense. When further attacks target political headquarters across the city, Chief Inspector George Bracke and his team are drawn into a world of ambition, corruption, secret agreements and carefully buried scandals.
Raymond Deweert had no shortage of enemies. Behind the polished image of a successful politician lies a private life filled with affairs, manipulation and people who may have had every reason to want him dead. The investigation leads Bracke through political circles, business networks and old personal connections, while a stolen crossbow and the mysterious limp of the killer slowly begin to narrow the field.
At the same time, George is facing a deeply personal loss. Still recovering physically from the events of Tango Mortale, he watches his father's life come to an end while trying to remain focused on one of the most politically sensitive investigations of his career. But the truth is ultimately rooted not in political ideology, but in something far more intimate and devastating. Cold Fire is the third novel in the George Bracke thriller series, following Botero and Tango Mortale.
The books combine criminal investigation with the personal lives of Bracke and his colleagues, against the distinctive backdrop of Ghent. Each novel can be read independently, while the characters and consequences continue throughout the series. Stefaan Van Laere is a Belgian author, journalist and publisher. He has been writing professionally since 1988 and is the founder of Partizaan Publishers.
His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in several languages, including Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Italian. Cold Fire forms part of his growing international catalogue of English-language editions.
Raymond Deweert had no shortage of enemies. Behind the polished image of a successful politician lies a private life filled with affairs, manipulation and people who may have had every reason to want him dead. The investigation leads Bracke through political circles, business networks and old personal connections, while a stolen crossbow and the mysterious limp of the killer slowly begin to narrow the field.
At the same time, George is facing a deeply personal loss. Still recovering physically from the events of Tango Mortale, he watches his father's life come to an end while trying to remain focused on one of the most politically sensitive investigations of his career. But the truth is ultimately rooted not in political ideology, but in something far more intimate and devastating. Cold Fire is the third novel in the George Bracke thriller series, following Botero and Tango Mortale.
The books combine criminal investigation with the personal lives of Bracke and his colleagues, against the distinctive backdrop of Ghent. Each novel can be read independently, while the characters and consequences continue throughout the series. Stefaan Van Laere is a Belgian author, journalist and publisher. He has been writing professionally since 1988 and is the founder of Partizaan Publishers.
His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in several languages, including Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Italian. Cold Fire forms part of his growing international catalogue of English-language editions.
