The Corpse on the Dike [Paperback]

Janwillem van de Wetering (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 1982

A recluse has been shot right between the eyes as he stood looking out of his bedroom window. His neighbor, a schoolteacher who is a pistol shot champion, admits she discovered the body and failed to report it. Is she really guilty of murder?

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008) was born and raised in Rotterdam, but lived most recently in Surry, Maine. He served as a member of the Amsterdam Special Constabulary and was once a Zen Buddhist monk. He is renowned for his detective fiction, including Outsider in Amsterdam, The Corpse on the Dike, The Japanese Corpse, and eleven other books in the Grijpstra and de Gier series. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket (July 3, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671435272
• ISBN-13: 978-0671435271
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,783,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Believable and quirky cops solve the crime!, April 9, 1997

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This review is from: CORPSE ON THE DIKE, THE (Soho Crime) (Paperback)

I ran into this author by accident, browsing in the mystery category, and I am delighted that I did. This is the second book I've read from the Amsterdam Cops series, and I plan to read them all! The characters are people you'd like to get to know -- believable and quirky. The plot of this particular book takes the reader inside the physical geography of Amsterdam as well as into the minds and world views of the detectives. A man who seems to have no connection to anyone else has been murdered in a run-down house along a city canal. The detectives weave in and out of the Dutch underworld to find the guilty parties. Absolutely delightful and mysterious

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Classic, June 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: CORPSE ON THE DIKE, THE (Soho Crime) (Paperback)

I didn't know what to expect, as this was my first introduction to this author or any dutch author for that matter.

This book grabs you and won't let go until the very end. Even then it is reluctant. You immeadiately bond with the two qwirky detectives as they discover clues concerning a rare homicide in Amsterdam, and they discover themselves.

Outstanding, interesting, offbeat and just plain fun. Worth the time.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Cops, January 24, 2002

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This review is from: CORPSE ON THE DIKE, THE (Soho Crime) (Paperback)

The Corpse on the Dyke was the very first of the Amsterdam Cops series that I read, initially intrigued on the extremely pulpy title! This was in the 1970s and the first copy I bought was used. I was hooked and read all of them. I love the characters, particularly the Commisaris, and the tales progress in such an unconventional way. The conversations that take place are always worthwhile! I am presently reading them all again, loving them as much as I did 25 years ago. They are timeless.