Van der ValkLove in Amsterdam, Nicolas Freeling
Van der ValkLove in Amsterdam, Nicolas Freeling
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Van der Valk-Love in Amsterdam
A Novel

Author: Nicolas Freeling

Narrator: Sam Devereaux

Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/17/2020


Synopsis

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Meet Van Der Valk, Amsterdam’s best detective, in Nicolas Freeling’s classic novel

A woman, Elsa, is brutally murdered in her Amsterdam apartment. Her ex-lover, Martin, is seen outside the building around the time of the crime. The witness who saw him? A policeman.

It looks like a straightforward case—but police inspector Van der Valk is not convinced. Despite all the evidence—and the fact that Martin originally denied he was at the apartment—he believes Martin is not guilty of murder. Instead of charging him, Van der Valk takes him on a tour: a tour of the investigation, a tour of Martin’s own past and a tour into the darkly obsessive world of Elsa…

About Nicolas Freeling

NICOLAS FREELING (1927–2003) was a British crime novelist, best known as the author of the Van der Valk series of detective novels. His novel The King of the Rainy Country received the 1967 Edgar Award, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Novel. He also won the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers’ Association, and France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on January 25, 2022

Almost - but the middle third was deadly dull, and I am not going risk being exposed to that again in a second Freeling. Maybe a novella with the same detective; his method was interesting, working right out in the open with a possible/probable accused.......more

Goodreads review by Bandit on May 26, 2021

I can think of so many things to love in and about Amsterdam. Alas, this book wouldn’t be one of them. Surprisingly so, since I’m very much a fan of Scandinavian noir. Maybe I don’t love Scandinoir classics? This is, after all, from 1962. Of course, some things from 1962 age really well, like Jim Ca......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 16, 2024

My interest was piqued in the Van der Valk series, when I saw the television version advertised on a streaming service. I’m much more of a reader than a TV viewer so I immediately went looking to find this, the first book in the series, Love in Amsterdam. Being a European noir and literature fan, t......more

Goodreads review by Lukasz on August 15, 2015

"I don't want it particularly accurate; my whole idea was to write about Europe in a European idiom. Something that has a European flavor and inflection." "Love in Amsterdam" (1962), Nicolas Freeling's very first novel, was retitled "Death in Amsterdam" in the U.S.; how's "Death sells better than lov......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 15, 2013

I have always enjoyed Van der Valk (remember the TV series?) and the books are great, if not always an easy read. I would have liked a bit more in the way of characterization and location and a bit less crime solving but a good read and a must for any true Nederlandophile.......more