George Bracke Thriller #2 – Tango Mortale

Book George Bracke Thriller #2 – Tango Mortale

Someone has entered the bedroom of Commissioner George Bracke and his wife Annemie Vervloet in the middle of the night.

The intruder could have killed them.

He did not.

Not yet.

Shortly afterwards, a gas explosion in Ghent leads to an unexpected discovery beneath a concrete floor: the remarkably well-preserved body of a woman who appears to have been hidden there for some thirty years.

At first, even her identity is a mystery. But while Bracke and his colleagues investigate the forgotten death, something far more personal begins to unfold. Anonymous messages, photographs, surveillance and disturbing incidents suggest that someone is watching Bracke closely.

His reputation comes under pressure. His marriage is deliberately targeted. And gradually it becomes clear that the old murder and the campaign against him may be part of a much larger game.

Then there is the tango.

George and Annemie are preparing for a journey to Buenos Aires, drawn by their fascination with the Argentine tango. But the world of milongas, night-time streets and melancholy music offers no escape. Someone appears to be following them, and what began in Ghent continues thousands of kilometres away.

Bracke is no longer simply investigating a crime.

He has become part of it.

Tango Mortale is the second novel in the George Bracke thriller series, following Botero. It combines criminal investigation with psychological suspense, personal relationships and the distinctive atmospheres of Ghent and Buenos Aires.

Each George Bracke thriller contains a complete investigation and can be read independently, while the lives of Bracke, his family and his colleagues continue throughout the ten-book series.

Short description

The second George Bracke thriller. An old body hidden beneath a Ghent floor, anonymous threats and a mysterious stalker draw George Bracke from Belgium into the shadowy world of tango and Buenos Aires.

Stefaan Van Laere is a Belgian author, journalist and publisher who has been writing professionally since 1988. During more than three decades he has published fiction and non-fiction in a wide range of genres, including crime, history, biography, sport, gastronomy, technology and social commentary.

He is the founder and publisher of Uitgeverij Partizaan and is also closely involved with Boomager, a Belgian online magazine.

The George Bracke series consists of ten crime thrillers centred on a Ghent police investigator whose professional cases and personal life continue to develop from book to book. The novels combine police investigation, psychological suspense, dry humour and a strong sense of place.