The popular genre of detective has long been successfully developed in Dutch literature. A recognized master of this genre is W. H. van Emlandt. The collection includes his novel "Treacherous Ice," which exposes the imaginary, deceptive nature of bourgeois respectability. In a small novel by Willy Corsari, the young hero investigates the mysterious circumstances of the death of his mother. A. Laurens-Koop represents today the Dutch detective: her novel "The main witness is a cat" is devoted to the problems of modern youth.