One of the most widely read authors in the Netherlands, A.C. Baantjer continues to captivate a growing audience of American readers. This volume contains two of his favorite stories.
"DeKok and the Sunday Strangler" opens with the strangling death of Fat Sonja, an Amsterdam prostitute of whom Inspector DeKok was fond. Soon a second prostitute is killed, and along with his assistant, Viedder, DeKok begins down a trail of twisted motives and hidden agendas. 
"DeKok and the Corpse on Christmas Eve" proves that DeKok himself is not above breaking the law to serve the interest of justice, as he engages a burglar to commit a break-in and then tampers with evidence to entrap the murderer of a young woman. 
"Inspector DeKok is part Columbo, part Clouseau, part genius, part imp."-West Coast Review of Books

Murder in Amsterdam: Two Books in One (Dekok and the Sunday Strangler and Dekok and the Corpse on Christmas Eve)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Smittenaar, H. G.

Baantjer, A.C.

Mystery

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DeKok, a veteran Amsterdam police detective, investigates the mysterious disappearance of a young woman

Dekok and the Somber Nude

One of the most widely read authors in the Netherlands, A.C. Baantjer continues to captivate a growing audience of American readers. This volume contains two of his favorite stories."DeKok and the Sunday Strangler" opens with the strangling death of Fat Sonja, an Amsterdam prostitute of whom Inspector DeKok was fond. Soon a second prostitute is killed, and along with his assistant, Viedder, DeKok begins down a trail of twisted motives and hidden agendas. "DeKok and the Corpse on Christmas Eve" proves that DeKok himself is not above breaking the law to serve the interest of justice, as he engages a burglar to commit a break-in and then tampers with evidence to entrap the murderer of a young woman. "Inspector DeKok is part Columbo, part Clouseau, part genius, part imp."-West Coast Review of Books

Murder in Amsterdam

Literature & Fiction

Albert Cornelis Baantjer is the Netherland's most widely read author and his hero DeKok is adored and highly praised. The cases DeKok faces are so real that sometimes he and his creator are thought to be the same person since Baantjer worked as a homicide detective in Amsterdam for twenty-five years. In this latest adventure to make it over seas, DeKok investigates the murder of a young conman with whom he used to deal. On the sand dunes that protect the low lands of the Netherlands, an early morning jogger makes a gruesome discovery-the body of a man with a dagger protruding from his back. The corpse of Peter Geffel, better known as "Cunning" Pete, is identified, but the local police cannot find any clues. When the call goes out to notify other jurisdictions of the discovery, Homicide Detective DeKok feels drawn to the case because he knew the victim. Along with his inseparable side-kick Vledder, DeKok searches the city of Amsterdam for answers. Soon there is another corpse and, unlikely as it may seem, the killing of Cunning Pete is connected to a killing in higher social circles. With his usual laconic style, Baantjer brings readers another sterling entry in the series and paints a fascinating portrait of the Netherlands along the way.

Dekok and the Sorrowing Tomcat

History & Criticism

DeKok watched, flanked by his assistant Vledder, as two men from the coroner's office fished a corpse from the waters of the Brewers Canal. The deceased was a young man with a sympathetic face. Vledder looked on and then remarked: "I don't know, but I have the feeling that this one could cause us a lot of trouble. I don't like that strange wound on his head. He also doesn't seem the type to just walk into the water." Vledder was right. Leon, aka Jacques, or Marcel, was the victim of a crime. It is only the first riddle before the solution can be found.

Dekok and the Disillusioned Corpse

Book by Baantjer, A. C., Smittenaar, H. G.

Dekok and the Careful Killer

DeKok and the Romantic Murder (DeKok Mystery)

Contemporary

The student is dead. The night before he had been arrested for being drunk in public and put in a cell to sleep it off. This morning he is found dead. Alex Delzen was not drunk, however. He has been poisoned. Murder! Vledder, DeKok's ubiquitous assistant breathes a little easier when DeKok returns from his fishing vacation. Vledder needs the help of his old mentor. A flurry of interrogations results in unexpected twists. Finally, DeKok, in his inimitable manner, arranges a dramatic confrontation in the old, renowned police station at Warmoes Street.

Dekok and the Dying Stroller

DeKok investigates the death of an eccentric millionaire, Archibald Manefeldt, who enjoyed masquerading as workers and vagrants

Dekok and the Corpse at the Church Wall

Dekok and the Dancing Death

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