Love in Amsterdam - Softcover

Freeling, Nicolas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140022813 ISBN 13: 9780140022810

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1975

Synopsis

Freeling's first novel is told from the perspective of the prime suspect, who is caught in a web of seemingly incontestable circumstantial evidence, evidence so overwhelming that he begins to doubt himself. But Inspector Van der Valk comes to the rescue in a dashing and charming style.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in London in 1927, Nicolas Freeling is the author of over thirty titles, many of which are part of the crime genre. His education was broad and he attended a series of schools in England, Ireland and France. He served in the Royal Air Force, and from 1950 worked at various jobs in kitchens, hotels and restaurants throughout Europe. It was this intimate knowledge of the continent that influenced the style and settings of his subsequent books. The first of these was published in 1961. He is best known for the creation of Inspector Piet Van der Valk, an irascible detective engaged in ordinary crime, political intrigue and international affairs. Freeling is married, has four sons and one daughter and currently resides in France.

Review:

“The most outstanding police detective in European fiction since Maigret” --New York Times Book Review

"A rewarding and uniquely eccentric contribution to the mystery genre" --Sunday Times [of London]

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0140022813
• ISBN 13: 9780140022810
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192