The Girl who got Revenge
MARNIE RICHES
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Ebook Edition © April 2018 ISBN: 9780008204006
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This book is dedicated to the memory of my cousin, Beverley Thorpe, whose light shone brightly but faded far too soon.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue: Amsterdam, the House of Brechtus Bruin, 2 October
Chapter 1: Amsterdam, Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, 3 October
Chapter 2: Port of Amsterdam, Later
Chapter 3: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, a Short While Later
Chapter 4: North Holland Farmland Near Nieuw-Vennep, Den Bosch Farm, Later Still
Chapter 5: Amsterdam, Van Den Bergenâs Doctorâs Surgery, 4 October
Chapter 6: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, Later
Chapter 7: Amsterdam, Mortuary, Later Still
Chapter 8: Amsterdam, Police Headquarters, 9 October
Chapter 9: Amsterdam, the Home of Kaars Verhagen, 10 October
Chapter 10: Amsterdam, Den Boschâs House in de Pijp, Later
Chapter 11: Amsterdam, Oud Zuid, Kaars Verhagenâs House, 12 October
Chapter 12: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, Later
Chapter 13: Amsterdam, Police Headquarters, 17 October
Chapter 14: Den Boschâs House in de Pijp, Then a Mosque Near Bijlmer, Later
Chapter 15: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, 18 October
Chapter 16: Amstelveen, Tamaraâs House, Later
Chapter 17: The Practice of dr André Baumgartner, Oud Zuid, Later
Chapter 18: Amstelveen, Tamaraâs House, Then the Mosque Near Bijlmer, Later
Chapter 19: Amstelveen, Tamaraâs House, Later
Chapter 20: Police Headquarters, Later Still
Chapter 21: Hoek Van Holland, Stena Line Ferry, That Evening
Chapter 22: Harwich International Port, Then Cambridge, 19 October
Chapter 23: Amsterdam, Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, Then the Sloterdijkermeer Allotments, Then the Drie Goudene Honden Pub, Later
Chapter 24: London, a Sandwich Shop in New Cross, Then Aunty Sharonâs House in Catford, 20 October
Chapter 25: The Den Bosch Farm Near Nieuw-Vennep, Then Houses in de Pijp, Later
Chapter 26: The House of Kaars Verhagen, Oud Zuid, Much Later
Chapter 27: South East London, Aunty Sharonâs House, 21 October
Chapter 28: Amsterdam, the House of Kaars Verhagen, 23 October
Chapter 29: En Route to Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, Later
Chapter 30: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, Minutes Later
Chapter 31: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, Then an Uber Taxi, Later
Chapter 32: En Route to the Den Bosch Farm, Later
Chapter 33: Den Boschâs House, de Pijp, Then the Den Bosch Farm Near Nieuw-Vennep, at the Same Time
Chapter 34: The Den Bosch Farm, at the Same Time
Chapter 35: The Den Bosch Farm, at the Same Time
Chapter 36: The Den Bosch Farm, at the Same Time
Chapter 37: The Den Bosch Farm, at the Same Time
Chapter 38: The Den Bosch Farm, Several Minutes Earlier
Chapter 39: Amsterdam, the Onze Lieve Vrouwehospitaal, 24 October
Chapter 40: Amsterdam, Police Headquarters, 31 October
Chapter 41: Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, Then Police Headquarters, 8 November
Chapter 42: Van Den Bergenâs Apartment, 30 November
Acknowledgements
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About the Author
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Brechtus Bruin was not aware that the kitchen clock ticking away on the wall was counting down the last few minutes of his ninety-five years. His movements had slowed of late, and now his complexion was noticeably wan and waxy. Perhaps he was finally feeling the poison in his bones that rainy morning. He must surely have been wondering that his shaking, liver-spotted hands wouldnât obey his still-sharp brain, telling him to pour the coffee.
âHere, Brechtus. Let me help you. Please.â
His guest had been sitting at a worn Formica table in that homely place, waiting. He had been drinking in the familiar scene of the cramped kitchen with its sticky, terracotta-painted walls. Savouring the stale scent of cakes that had been baked decades ago by Brechtusâs long-dead wife. Now, he stood to take the kettle from the old man.