Author: Simon de Waal
First published: 2016
Language: Dutch
Pages: 96
Rating: 4/5
At the end of the Cold War a deadly virus dissapears in a mysterious way. Twenty-five years later, in Amsterdam, a man called Alex, son of a runaway Russian scientist, get's confronted with the dark past of his dementing father. When his brother al of sudden apears in the picture, a well-kept secret surfaces. His father though, doesn't have any memories left of his past. Does he even have a brother? And what is 'his brother' searching for?
This is a Dutch thriller short-story that I got as a gift while buying an other book during 'De week van het spannende boek', the week of Dutch thrillers. When I read the back I was really interested in this story. It sounded very interesting, because it is very short I decided to read this when I was in the mood for something short and easy.
'Vector' was quite a good story. The prologue was exciting, the characters were cool and I really liked the setting of it, both in Russia and Amsterdam. I read some mixed reviews on Goodreads, most people think this book was too rushed, I disagree. I think these people forget that this is a short story that is meant to be short and sweet, and that is just what this is.
It was refreshing to read in Dutch.
