The Harbour Master (Detective Henk Van Der Pol): 1 - Softcover

"The Henning Mankell of Amsterdam" - Bill Rogers, author of The Pick, The Spade and The Crow

"Daniel Pembrey writes with great authority and authenticity. The Harbour Master is a compelling, highly believable tale set in the flesh markets of Amsterdam and the even seedier corridors of power beyond them, where it's hard to know who the real criminals really are. You'll keep turning these pages right till the end" - Howard Linskey, author of Behind Dead Eyes

"A splendid setting in what promises to be the start of a great new series"' - Ragnar Jonasson, author of the internationally bestselling Dark Iceland series

"A vivid sense of place and a flawed and believable central character...could herald a great series and career from this new British author" - Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading

"The Harbour Master is an accomplished novel, sporting a vividly realised sense of locale matched by an adroit evocation of character" - Barry Forshaw, Brit Noir

"The style of writing was so enjoyable...this really is an excellent read" - Sarah Ward, author of A Deadly Thaw

"Henk van der Pol makes for a great lead character - he's strong willed, courageous and determined to unravel the cases he encounters and serve justice - no matter how complicated they might be... " - Steph Broadribb, Crime Thriller Girl

"The relationships linking Henk, his wife, and their daughter are flawlessly executed. Pembrey shows great skill as a crime fiction writer. His understanding and portrayal of people, places and situations is remarkable" - DutchNews.NL

"It's clear that Pembrey stepped off the well-trod tourist path to create an authentic Amsterdam" --Joy Kluver

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 Henk van der Pol detective series and several short thriller stories, and he contributes articles to publications including The Financial Times, The Times and The Field. In order to write The Harbour Master, he spent several months living in the docklands area of East Amsterdam, counting De Druif bar as his local.

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