Amsterdam is normally sedate but today there is a riot in Newmarket Square. Constables have blocked access to adjoining Straight Tree Ditch Road all day. When the body of the "King" of the local street market is found in a room in his house on that street, his head bashed in, there are only two suspects: his lovely sister or the upstairs boarder. Which one is the killer? Grijipstra and de Gier must discover the murderer's identity before another crime can be committed.
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"A superb storyteller."--Chicago Tribune
"One of the masters of the mystery form."--Los Angeles Times
"Cool prose, serene mind, impish wit."--The New York Times
"What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated and human as the criminals."--Washington Post
"He is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull."--John Leonard
"One of the most well-written, unusual, and entertaining series of the last few decades."--Armchair Detective
"Van de Wetering's wry style might be compared to caviar . . . Once you're hooked, there is nothing quite like it."--San Diego Union
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
"One of the masters of the mystery form."--Los Angeles Times
"Cool prose, serene mind, impish wit."--The New York Times
"What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated and human as the criminals."--Washington Post
"He is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull."--John Leonard
"One of the most well-written, unusual, and entertaining series of the last few decades."--Armchair Detective
"Van de Wetering's wry style might be compared to caviar . . . Once you're hooked, there is nothing quite like it."--San Diego Union
About the Author
Janwillem van de Wetering (19312008) 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 the
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edition.
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