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What appears to be the welcome murder of a local, much-disliked pimp turns out to be much larger than that single crime as the Dutch authorities struggle to get to the bottom of the shocking truth.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book blended interesting strands of South American voodoo and Amsterdman red-light district life. I liked the book, but did not find the end convincing. I could not believe the police would accept the "shocking truth". Still, I liked the book's atmosphere. A sort of Dutch, latter-day film noir.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
"This is an unruly neighborhood, Mr. Slanozzel."
13 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback
This is a strange but entertaining entry into the Grijpstra & De Gier mystery novels (sometimes called the Amsterdam Cops series). Ostensibly investigating the murder of a much disliked pimp, our detectives are led into much deeper waters. The streetbird of the title can stand for many things-- a misplaced vulture, local prostitutes, and perhaps even something stranger than the rest.
This book succeeds remarkably well because of the way that explores not only the personality of the two title characters but also the mind of the Commissaris. He takes the role of the wiser and more balanced investigator where Grijpstra and De Gier are somehow more exaggeratedly themselves than in the other books of the series. I was less enchanted with the character and magic of Uncle Wisi. But he and his vulture and his magic do function very well to cast the web of enchantment over the city to make it into something stranger than workaday Amsterdam.
The ending is a little bit stretched, but having made it that far with interest and enjoyment, I was willing to buy it. Others may not be so tolerant.
Solid series entry-- typical van de Wetering, if such a thing exists.
This book succeeds remarkably well because of the way that explores not only the personality of the two title characters but also the mind of the Commissaris. He takes the role of the wiser and more balanced investigator where Grijpstra and De Gier are somehow more exaggeratedly themselves than in the other books of the series. I was less enchanted with the character and magic of Uncle Wisi. But he and his vulture and his magic do function very well to cast the web of enchantment over the city to make it into something stranger than workaday Amsterdam.
The ending is a little bit stretched, but having made it that far with interest and enjoyment, I was willing to buy it. Others may not be so tolerant.
Solid series entry-- typical van de Wetering, if such a thing exists.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A pretty good read
21 Nov 1998
Format:Paperback
The book blended interesting strands of South American voodoo and Amsterdman red-light district life. I liked the book, but did not find the end convincing. I could not believe the police would accept the "shocking truth". Still, I liked the book's atmosphere. A sort of Dutch, latter-day film noir.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Odd Duck
23 Jun 2003
Format:Paperback
Janwillem Van De Wetering is an odd duck; I understood his mysteries much better after reading his books on Zen Buddhism, which I highly recommend. Also, his book about Robert Van Gulick will lead you to the Judge Dee mysteries which are very fascinating, and there are a lot of them, so between Van de Wetering and Gulick, you don't run out of books to read for quite a while. That is a mystery lover's greatest fantasy, a LOT of interesting books to read.
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