A suicide. A drowned man. A sudden death. In Amsterdam, there's a council department known affectionately as the Lonely Funerals team which arranges burials for the abandoned or unknown dead. Pieter Posthumus hasn't been doing the job long, but he's determined to do it well. So when something doesn't seem quite right about a Moroccan immigrant's 'accidental' drowning, Posthumus starts digging. His quest for justice will lead him down some dangerous paths...