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Literature & Fiction

Outsider in Amsterdam (Amsterdam Cops)

Outsider in Amsterdam (Amsterdam Cops)
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"[Van de Wetering] is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull."Â â€”John Leonard

On a quiet street in downtown Amsterdam, a man is found hanging from the ceiling beam of his bedroom, upstairs from the new religious society he founded: a group that calls itself â€œHindistâ€ and supposedly mixes elements of various Eastern traditions. Detective-Adjutant Gripstra and Sergeant de Gier of the Amsterdam police are sent to investigate what looks like a simple suicide, but they are immediately suspicious of the circumstances.

This now-classic novel, first published in 1975, introduces Janwillem van de Weteringâ€™s lovable Amsterdam cop duo of portly, wise Gripstra and handsome, contemplative de Gier. With its unvarnished depiction of the legacy of Dutch colonialism and the darker facets of Amsterdamâ€™s free drug culture, this excellent procedural asks the question of whether a murder may ever be justly committed.
Country USA
Brand Soho Crime
Manufacturer Soho Crime
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_1616953004
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-07-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781616953003

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