The Hollow-Eyed Angel
Janwillem van de Wetering
ISBN: 9781569470916
Published: July 2003
Pricing
Paperback $14.00
Description
The commissaris is about to retire from the Amsterdam police force when volunteer officer Johan Termeer approaches him for help. Johan fears his elderly uncle has been murdered in faraway New York, the corpse found decimated by animals in Central Park. The commissaris agrees to look into the matter since he’s already heading to New York...
The commissaris is about to retire from the Amsterdam police force when volunteer officer Johan Termeer approaches him for help. Johan fears his elderly uncle has been murdered in faraway New York, the corpse found decimated by animals in Central Park. The commissaris agrees to look into the matter since he’s already heading to New York for a law enforcement convention, and brings Sergeant de Gier along with him.
Media
“A superlative mystery writer. ”
—Time
“What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated as the criminals. ”
—The Washington Post
“Sly as a zen koan.”
—Mens Journal
“One of the masters of the literary form.”