On an empty stretch of beach the dead body of a woman is found. She is identified as Mette Brun. The autopsy suggests an unfortunate death by drowning. The local authorities decide not to investigate further. Mettes sisters, Riene and Brecht, however, have doubts about the cause of death. Mette knew this place, where she visited with their father as a child to collect oysters, like no other.

Left behind, the sisters start a labyrinthine search along the harsh sea coast where, according to Roman legend, insanity and blindness reign. Coming closer to the truth the sisters uncover unsettling facts which force them to face their own issues.

Autopsy takes a deep dive under the surface of the visible. With his concise prose Jorritsma knows to create an uncanny atmosphere and discusses topics of grief, identity and broken family ties with great psychological depth. An intricate book to which you have to surrender, as to the tides, to be submerged, again and again.