Rob Kuitenbrouwer Book order (chronological)

A funny, insightful memoir by much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux, who takes us on a weird and wonderful journey through his life and two decades of groundbreaking television.

Cult bestseller, new buzz word... Freakonomics is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living and reaching some astonishing conclusions, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens.

Wat is er de laatste vijfduizend jaar in de geschiedenis van de mensheid aan belangwekkends gebeurd? Reusachtige rijken zijn opgebouwd en vernietigd, prachtige uitvindingen zijn gedaan, religies en goden kwamen op en gingen onder, er zijn verschrikkelijke oorlogen gevoerd en indrukwekkende kunstwerken gemaakt. Loel Zwecker slaagt er met zijn levendige stijl, zijn originaliteit en zijn intelligentie in om een enorm panorama van de mensheid te scheppen zonder ook maar één ogenblik het overzicht te verliezen. Zijn vermogen om in Alles tot nu toe verbanden te leggen met andere tijden en andere plekken op aarde geeft de voortdurende sensatie dat we onderdeel zijn van een grotere samenhang – de dertiendeeeuwer is onze tijdgenoot, de Chinees onze buur. Na het lezen van deze geschiedenis van de mensheid weten we beter dan ooit wie wij, eenentwintigste-eeuwers, zijn. Een indrukwekkend overzicht van de wereldgeschiedenis.

The eagerly anticipated sequel to the huge bestselling landmark legal thriller Presumed Innocent Twenty years ago, Tommy Molto charged his colleague Rusty Sabich with the murder of a former lover; when a shocking turn of events transformed Prosecutor Rusty from the accuser into the accused. Rusty was cleared, but the seismic trial left both men reeling. Molto's name was dragged through the mud and while Rusty regained his career, he lost much more... Now, Rusty - sixty years old and a chief judge - wakes to a new nightmare. His wife Barbara has died in suspicious circumstances and once again, he is the prime suspect. Reunited with his charismatic lawyer Sandy Stern, Rusty will do anything to convince his beloved son Nat of his innocence. But what is he hiding? In an explosive trial which will expose lies, jealousy, revenge, corruption and the darker side of human nature, Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto will battle it out to finally discover the real meaning of truth, and of justice.

Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. As Detective Inspector John Rebus puts it, 'there's no mystery ... except the why'. But this question takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer, and finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene, and won't be shaken off. The killer had friends and enemies to spare and left behind a legacy of secrets and lies. Rebus has more than his share of personal problems, too. He's fresh out of hospital, hands heavily bandaged, and he won't say how it happened. Could there be a connection with a house-fire and the unfortunate death of a petty criminal who had been harassing Rebus's colleague Siobhan Clarke? Rebus's bosses seem to think so ...

Rebus is off the case literally. A few days into a murder inquiry following the brutal death of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at DCS Gill Templer. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for 'retraining' in other words, he's in the Last Chance Saloon. Rebus is given an old, unsolved case to work on, in order to teach him and others the merits of teamwork. But there are those in the team who have their own secrets and they'll stop at nothing to protect them. As if this wasn't enough, Rebus is asked to act as a go between for gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty. And as newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke works the case of the murdered art dealer, she is brought closer to Cafferty than she could ever have anticipated ...

The brilliant new Rebus novel from 'Britain's No. 1 crime writer' [Daily Mirror].