The Lovely Ladies

by Nicolas Freeling

Book Overview

The senseless murder of a powerless old man leads Inspector Van der Valk to Belgrave Square, Dublin, and to three lovely women. Amidst an ensuing sexual intrigue, he wrestles with his conscience and the clues as he tries to solve the puzzling mystery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394746945
• ISBN13: 9780394746944
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Van Der Valk in Ireland

What's the connection between an elderly businessman who's been stabbed to death on the streets of Amsterdam and three lovely Dutch expatriots living as housewives in Dublin? That's the central question of The Lovely Ladies and it's one that extends into a fascinating mystery in the finest Freeling tradition. For any other writer, this book would get five stars, but it isn't quite at the same level as a book like King of a Rainy Country. Intelligent and realistic mystery with well-written characters.