For fans of John Harvey's Charlie Resnick series and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, The Harbour Master is a fast-paced detective investigation set in the evocative locale of Amsterdam.

Henk van der Pol is a 30 year term policeman, a few months off retirement. When he finds a woman's body in Amsterdam Harbour, his detective instincts take over, even though it's not his jurisdiction. Warned off investigating the case, Henk soon realises he can trust nobody, as his search for the killer leads to the involvement of senior police officers, government corruption in the highest places, Hungarian people traffickers, and a deadly threat to his own family. . .

About the Author
DANIEL PEMBREY grew up in Nottinghamshire beside Sherwood Forest. He studied history at Edinburgh University and received an MBA from INSEAD business school. Daniel then spent over a decade working in America and more recently Luxembourg, coming to rest in Amsterdam and London - dividing his time now between these two great maritime cities. He is the author of the The Harbour Master - the first book in the Henk van der Pol detective series - and several short thriller stories, and he contributes articles to publications including The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian, The New European and The Field. His Henk van der Pol series is the product of time spent living in the docklands area of East Amsterdam, counting De Druif bar as his local. danielpembrey.com

Reviews
a debut novelist of rare skill -- Barry Forshaw * The Financial Times *
A splendid debut by an English writer who has immersed himself in Amsterdam's dark and sinister port area -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *
Compelling and fast-moving -- Geoffrey Wansell * Daily Mail *
The Henning Mankell of Amsterdam -- Bill Rogers, Author of The Pick, The Spade and The Crow
A splendid setting in what promises to be the start of a great new series -- Ragnar Jonasson, author of the international bestselling Dark Iceland series



Book Information
ISBN 9781843448778
Author Daniel Pembrey
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint No Exit Press
Publisher Bedford Square Publishers