Love in Amsterdam by Nicolas Freeling

Love in Amsterdam by Nicolas Freeling

Alluring, unstable, and frantically self-absorbed, Elsa de Charmoy was a dangerous woman, and now she's a dead one, shot with a gun bought by her former lover. Sulking in an Amsterdam jail, he swears it's been years since he saw Elsa, but Inspector Van der Valk isn't quite ready to be persuaded. Like Inspector Maigret (to whom he is often compared), Van der Valk tends to pick apart the details, ideally over a good meal. And while Van der Valk's ruminations may frustrate his more action-minded colleagues, they inevitably yield a surprising resolution.

Nicolas Freeling's crime books, particularly the Van der Valk trilogy, made him famous. His books have won numerous honors, including an Edgar Award, a French Grand Prix, and a Gold Dagger Award for their popular and critical appeal. Later in life, he wrote a series of cookbooks that, true to his reputation as a master of suspense, are as entertaining as a whodunnit mystery.