Hittegolf

The crime stories from the Misdadig series are very useful for people who are not so proficient in reading. If you are learning Dutch as a second language, you can learn many new words by reading thrilling crime stories!

In this serie of contemporary Dutch thrillers: a sultry summer tale by René Appel. Hittegolf (Heat wave) is a story about a girl that cycles home late at night but never arrives... 

The novels of Eenvoudig communiceren are written in accessible language, which makes them perfect for people who are learning Dutch as a second language. They are about serious subjects, however. The comic novels can function as a stepping stone to reading more difficult books and can also be used in the treatment of educations topics in class. 

The road is barricaded by red-white plastic tape.

A policeman stands next to it.

He catches a few words.

Murder. Girl. Raped. Sandra!

Jeroen drops his bike on the street.

He sits down next to it, his head in his hands.

He sees her cycling away, in her red dress.

Her red scarf following her happily.

In Hittegolf a young girl cycles home in the hot summer night after a night out. She is on her own, because she and her boyfriend had a fight. The next morning she is found dead in the park.