About the Book: Borkmanns Point
Borkmanns rule was hardly a rule; in fact, it was more of a comment, a landmark
for tricky cases . . . In every investigation, he maintained, there comes a
point beyond which we dont really need any more information. When we reach that
point, we already know enough to solve the case by means of nothing more than
some decent thinking. Two men are brutally murdered with an axe in the quiet
coastal town of Kaalbringen and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, bored on holiday
nearby, is summoned to assist the local authorities. The local police chief,
just days away from retirement,