Lidewij Benus

When Coen inherits a villa in the Spanish town of Cádiz, he decides to make a trip and sell it. The night of his departure, his ex lover Suzanne, visits him. She wants to come along. . Confronted by themselves, both Coen and Suzanne realize that this trip is not the answer to the problems in their lives. When they cross the French country side, they encounter a hitchhiker on his way to Avignon. They decide to go to Avignon, where the world famous theater festival distracts them from their grief. Meanwhile they try to find out if there’s still love between them. Are they still in love, or just good friends looking for comfort? Coen and Suzanne have to make a choice that determines their final destination.

After losing sight of each other for 25 years, the paths of three childhood friends cross paths. It concerns successful conductor Victor Slingeland, successful writer Sander Vastenhout and general practitioner Bert Duprez. Slingeland enjoys a reputation as a womanizer. This intrigues Vastenhout who, as is often the case with authors, is without inspiration. Vastenhout sees the unraveling of Slingeland's complex personality as possible new material for a novel. With the help of Dr. Duprez, Vastenhout tries to find out about Slingeland's secret by imitating his behavior and thus challenging him.

Former Amsterdam police detective Floris Wolfs has been transferred to the police department of the south-Dutch country town Maastricht. His metropolitan experience nicely complements the local expertise of his new country colleagues, who know the folks. Slowly he fits in, while solving countless crimes together with his female partner Eva van Dongen.