Love in Amsterdam (Van Der Valk Series, #1) (Van Der Valk Mysteries) (Murder Room)

by Nicolas Freeling

Sam Devereaux (Narrator)

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'Freeling's Inspector Van der Valk is less rugged than Rebus, less parsonical than Dalgliesh, more Morse than Frost, and more Maigret than any of them. Marvellous' - Anita Brookner

'Freeling is a joy to read' TLS

'You're in for a treat' COSMOPOLITAN

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...

  • ISBN10 1799918920
  • ISBN13 9781799918929
  • Publish Date 17 November 2020 (first published 29 May 1975)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Hanover Square Press
  • Edition Library Edition
  • Format Audiobook (CD)
  • Duration 6 hours and 53 minutes
  • Language English