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'Two women had committed suicide, and a third had had to be led gently away by men in white coats. There had been an outbreak of anonymous letters. . .That was not so very much. But there was something more, intangible but perceptible.' And Inspector Van der Valk changes his mind about the routine nature of his mission to Drente. What lies behind the small-town immoralities, eaves-dropping, hysteria? Could he by chance have stumbled upon one of the century's most wanted criminals?Tags
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Ven derVAlk is sent to a small town disguised as minor bureaucrat, in order to trace a writer of poison-pen letters, but discovers someone more sinister. I know I read this, but it made less of an impression on me than Because of the Cats or Love in Amsterdam.
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Novelist Nicolas Freeling was born in London on March 3, 1927. After serving in the military and working as a cook, he began his first novel, Love in Amsterdam, while in prision for theft. He is best know for his Piet Van der Valk dective stories which inspired two television series. He also created the Henri Castang series and wrote numerous show more individual novels. He received the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America for The King of the Rainy Country. He also won the Gold Dagger from the British Crime Writers Association and France's Grand Prix de Roman Policier. He died on July 20, 2003 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Kaksipiippuinen
- Original title
- Double-Barrel
- Original publication date
- 1964
- People/Characters*
- Piet van der Valk
- Related movies
- Pas de frontières pour l'inspecteur: Le bouc émissaire (1975 | IMDb)
- First words*
- Miten usein juttu alkaa näin.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Ei se paikka kehno ollut", Arlette sanoi, "— kun nyt ajattelen perästä päin, minä taisin viihtyä siellä aika hyvin."
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