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"The two novellas make an irresistible case for the popularity of the Dutch author" - The New York Times Book Review "DeKok is a careful, compassionate policeman in the tradition of Maigret" - Library Journal A veteran of the Amsterdam Municipal Police Department (Homicide), Baantjer has been hailed in his homeland as the "Dutch Conan Doyle". This first translation of these two classic novellas into English is a testament to that reputation.
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A.C. Baantjer has intrigued and delighted millions overseas with his most judicious creation, Inspector DeKok of the Amsterdam Municipal Police Force. Perhaps part of the appeal is that much of Baantjer's fiction is based on real life situations encountered during his long police career. He writes with the authority of an expert and the compassion of a person who has seen too much suffering. Murder In Amsterdam features two of his most bewildering cases. "DeKok and the Sunday Strangler" opens with the strangling death of Fat Sonja, an Amsterdam prostitute of whom DeKok was fond. Soon a second prostitute is killed, and along with his assistant, Vledder, DeKok begins down a trail of twisted motives and hidden agendas. "DeKok and the Corpse on Christmas Eve" proves that DeKok himself is not above breaking the law to serve the interest of justice, as he engages a burglar to commit a break-in, and then tampers with evidence to entrap the murderer of a young woman.
"The two novellas make an irresistible case for the popularity of the Dutch author" - The New York Times Book Review "DeKok is a careful, compassionate policeman in the tradition of Maigret" - Library Journal A veteran of the Amsterdam Municipal Police Department (Homicide), Baantjer has been hailed in his homeland as the "Dutch Conan Doyle". This first translation of these two classic novellas into English is a testament to that reputation.
Synopsis
A.C. Baantjer has intrigued and delighted millions overseas with his most judicious creation, Inspector DeKok of the Amsterdam Municipal Police Force. Perhaps part of the appeal is that much of Baantjer's fiction is based on real life situations encountered during his long police career. He writes with the authority of an expert and the compassion of a person who has seen too much suffering. Murder In Amsterdam features two of his most bewildering cases. "DeKok and the Sunday Strangler" opens with the strangling death of Fat Sonja, an Amsterdam prostitute of whom DeKok was fond. Soon a second prostitute is killed, and along with his assistant, Vledder, DeKok begins down a trail of twisted motives and hidden agendas. "DeKok and the Corpse on Christmas Eve" proves that DeKok himself is not above breaking the law to serve the interest of justice, as he engages a burglar to commit a break-in, and then tampers with evidence to entrap the murderer of a young woman.
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