Death of a Hawker
Janwillem van de Wetering
ISBN: 9781569470794
Published: April 2003
Pricing
Paperback $15.95
Description
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 ...
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.
Media
“Mr. Van de Wetering's policemen are just as likely to ... marvel at human nature as to shoot it down. ”
—The New York Times
“A superb storyteller. ”
—Chicago Tribune
“A superlative mystery writer. ”
—Time
“What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated as the criminals. ”