Pieter Vos books in order

The Pieter Vos series by David Hewson follows a grieving Amsterdam detective drawn back into police work by cases connected to the city's dark underbelly.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The House of Dolls 2014 David Hewson Buy
2 The Wrong Girl 2015 David Hewson Buy
3 Little Sister 2016 David Hewson Buy
4 De stenen engel 2017 David Hewson N/A
5 Sleep Baby Sleep 2017 David Hewson Buy

The Pieter Vos series by David Hewson consists of five books published between 2014 and 2017. Set in Amsterdam, the series follows a former detective who is pulled back into police work by cases that prove too personal or too compelling to ignore. The House of Dolls, the first book, establishes Vos as a damaged but perceptive investigator living on the margins of the city.

The Wrong Girl, Little Sister, and Sleep Baby Sleep continue Vos’s story through cases that draw on Amsterdam’s particular mix of tolerance and hidden violence. Hewson captures the city with the same detail he brought to Rome in his Nic Costa books, making the canals, neighborhoods, and social dynamics of Amsterdam central to each story.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Pieter Vos series?

There are five books in the Pieter Vos series, published between 2014 and 2017.

What is the first book in the Pieter Vos series?

The first book in the Pieter Vos series is The House of Dolls, published in 2014.

What makes Pieter Vos an unusual detective protagonist?

Vos is a former detective who left the force after a personal tragedy and now lives on a houseboat in Amsterdam. He is reluctant to return to police work, and his cases pull him back into a world he tried to leave behind, giving the series a melancholy undertone.

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