The Sergeant's Cat

by Janwillem van de Wetering and Janwillem Van

Book Overview

A collection of 13 short stories spanning two decades in the lives of van de Wetering's Amsterdam Cops Amsterdam isn't exactly a hotbed of violent crime, but wrongdoing does occur, and the most bizarre cases tend to be passed to Grijpstra and de Gier. In one they investigate the death of a handsome oceanographer whose corpse is found amidst his tanks of shiny living mussels. In another they strong-arm a brutal crime lord whose henchman threatens the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616956984
• ISBN13: 9781616956981
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Amsterdam Cop Rules

These short stories set in Holland and Maine give a unique view into the "Dutch" perspective toward policing and government in general. Janwillem's deft style and his characters introspective personalities make the reader long to be in the wicked city of Amsterdam.

Dutch Zen Cops

Mr. Van De Wetering's short stories are even better thanhis novels. His experiences in a zen monastary in Japangive these stories a slightly Zen Fable feeling, which is weird in what basically are police procedurals. All of his mystery books are highly recommended.