The trail of a recent crime leads Inspector DeKok to Bloedberg, Belgium, a neighbourhood in Antwerp. Seems a man was fished from the Scheldt River and DeKok has been summoned to help with the investigations. At a funeral back in Amsterdam DeKok discovers a man who has been officially dead for 2 years. DeKok soon finds himself drawn back to Bloedberg, amidst one of the most bizarre and cunning crimes yet.