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Zusatztext Praise for Janwillem van de Wetering “Masterly Zen mysteries.” — The New York Times Book Review "[Van de Wetering] is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull." —John Leonard "A superb storyteller." — Chicago Tribune “What atmosphere! Elegant! Satisfying!” — Baltimore Sun "What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated as the criminals." — The Washington Post Informationen zum Autor Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008) was born and raised in Rotterdam, but lived most recently in Surry, Maine. He served as a member of the Amsterdam Special Constabulary and was once a Zen Buddhist monk. He is renowned for his detective fiction, including Outsider in Amsterdam , The Corpse on the Dike , The Japanese Corpse , and eleven other books in the Grijpstra and de Gier series. Klappentext While in the neighborhood investigating a pet poisoner, Grijpstra and de Gier of the Amsterdam police are called to the home of a wealthy, middle-aged woman, the former lover of a man known only as "The Baboon," when her body turns up in her garden. Zusammenfassung While in the neighborhood investigating a pet poisoner! Grijpstra and de Gier of the Amsterdam police are called to the home of a wealthy! middle-aged woman! the former lover of a man known only as "The Baboon!" when her body turns up in her garden.
