You are a kind of magician Masser, one of those who, after some magical moves, conjures something out of the top hat of which everyone says: hey, the truth! Beautifully done, curious what else is in the top hat, a rabbit or maybe another truth!" Masser Brock is a columnist for De Nieuwe Tijd, the largest quality newspaper in the country. He was once convinced of the importance of journalism and an idealist, but doubt creeps in when four Dutch soldiers die under strange circumstances in a faraway country. His sister is the prime minister's spin doctor, and as Masser tries to unravel one truth, she creates an entirely different one. Meanwhile, his newspaper appears to have been infiltrated by the secret service and the fishing village smells not of fish but of cocaine. In Bert Wagendorp's new novel, facts, opinions and interests form an inextricable tangle that everyone wants to exorcise in their own way. The question is whether journalism is the best way to do that. After all, what else is news, if not a brothel for opinions?