Outsider in Amsterdam Amsterdam Cops Janwillem van de Wetering Books
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"[Van de Wetering] is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull." —John Leonard
On a quiet street in downtown Amsterdam, a man is found hanging from the ceiling beam of his bedroom, upstairs from the new religious society he founded a group that calls itself “Hindist” and supposedly mixes elements of various Eastern traditions. Detective-Adjutant Gripstra and Sergeant de Gier of the Amsterdam police are sent to investigate what looks like a simple suicide, but they are immediately suspicious of the circumstances.
This now-classic novel, first published in 1975, introduces Janwillem van de Wetering’s lovable Amsterdam cop duo of portly, wise Gripstra and handsome, contemplative de Gier. With its unvarnished depiction of the legacy of Dutch colonialism and the darker facets of Amsterdam’s free drug culture, this excellent procedural asks the question of whether a murder may ever be justly committed.
Outsider in Amsterdam Amsterdam Cops Janwillem van de Wetering Books
Grijpstra and de Gier, two Dutch homicide detectives, are called out to the Hindist Society, whose leader has been found hanging from a noose in his quarters. Almost right away, there are questions about the death and they soon come to believe that it is not a suicide, but murder because the man is not disheveled (which seems particularly weak to me) and has a bruise on his forehead.The investigation quickly delves into the society itself, especially its finances, and no one is surprised that it looks like there is more going on than what is perceived. And then there is the former police officer, now a traffic warden in Amsterdam, who lives at the Hindist Society but is not an employee nor a member... How is he involved?
While I enjoyed reading this book by Janwillem van de Watering, I have to say that there was something off and it may be just a matter of the translator. The conversations between the two main characters didn't always ring true and in a way, it made them seem a bit less professional — very contemplative. And the ending is very abrupt. But the mystery and how they went about solving the case worked well.
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Outsider in Amsterdam Amsterdam Cops Janwillem van de Wetering Books Reviews
"Outsider in Amsterdam" is the first novel in the Gripstra and de Gier mystery series, and a very good beginning to that very excellent crime series it is. The story line is plenty interesting, but as is generally the case with this author's books, it is the characters that make the book outstanding reading. The collection of players here includes the wonderfully quirky crime warriors, Adjutant Gripstra and Sergeant de Gier, an arthritic police commissioner and nervous chief inspector, a hipster murder victim, the victim's curvaceous wife, the victim's octogenarian and thoroughly gaga mother, a clutch of young counter-culture slackers, a Laurel and Hardyesque criminal duo, a Papuan ex-SWAT team member now serving as an Amsterdam meter maid, and last, but not least, the city of Amsterdam itself.
There is an abundance of humor, pathos and human insight laced through the entire length of "Outsider..." plus enough of a solid mystery to keep the reader intrigued to the end. A fun read that will probably lead to a full-on addiction to the series for anyone coming on Gripstra and de Gier for the first time.
The detectives are fully fleshed out characters in the book. Amsterdam's neighborhoods and the everyday paths of those who live there are described well and simply. It's easy to imagine the people and the environment as you watch the plot unfold. Very satisfying.
This is the first book I have read by by This Dutch author, and I enjoyed it a lot.
It basically is a police procedural, but mostly is a relaxed wandering by two policemen who manage somehow to solve a crime.
There is a faint wry humor, quite a bit of philosophy, and much about the country of Holland.
The crime is solved, little sex, little bloodshed, and a nice feeling about it all.
I read all of Van De Wetering's books many years ago and I had faint positive memories of them. I had probably read this one, also, but I didn't remember it so I decided to re-read. All his books are very, very well written with good plot lines and interesting characters. This particular one had a very satisfying ending, too. The downside is the pervasive gloom and pessimism that hangs like a dark cloud over everything. Maybe that's a hallmark of Nordic literature. I don't know. Anyway, because of this atmosphere, I won't re-read his others.
Am really enjoying this series by Janwillian van de Wetering. I love Holland and Amsterdam and it is fun to read of places where I have been. Recently stayed in the Jordaan district and walked around the places in in the streets mentioned in the books, which made it more fun since I could picture the background to the story. The detectives have some distinctive but believable quirks as well as morals and philosopy that is in the books though not in heavy handed way. Interest in and learning about the characters is as important to the series as the solving of the crime, my favorite sort of mystery.
I like reading in translation over the winter months. I’m not a crime fiction aficionado but I wanted to read something from a Dutch author. So I found this interesting not only because of the murder mystery aspect or the knots and twists in plot but also because of the insights into Dutch culture and thinking.
A crisp, tight read. Two enjoyable detectives. Glimpses of their social life as well as their police life as they hunt for the killer. A good mystery and I’ll be picking up the sequel.
I've had his book on my shelf for a while and took it with me on a recent trip to Amsterdam. It proved to be an engaging and suspenseful detective novel with well developed main characters on both sides of the law. The author's descriptions of the city and the characters in it are spot on and very entertaining giving his book a multi-dimensional aspect that I really enjoyed.
As a crime novel the plot worked quite well with a variety of suspicious characters that keep the reader in suspense as to who in fact committed the act that is being investigated.
Overall I thought this was a very good read and I will return to the series and read more about these two fictional detectives.
Grijpstra and de Gier, two Dutch homicide detectives, are called out to the Hindist Society, whose leader has been found hanging from a noose in his quarters. Almost right away, there are questions about the death and they soon come to believe that it is not a suicide, but murder because the man is not disheveled (which seems particularly weak to me) and has a bruise on his forehead.
The investigation quickly delves into the society itself, especially its finances, and no one is surprised that it looks like there is more going on than what is perceived. And then there is the former police officer, now a traffic warden in Amsterdam, who lives at the Hindist Society but is not an employee nor a member... How is he involved?
While I enjoyed reading this book by Janwillem van de Watering, I have to say that there was something off and it may be just a matter of the translator. The conversations between the two main characters didn't always ring true and in a way, it made them seem a bit less professional — very contemplative. And the ending is very abrupt. But the mystery and how they went about solving the case worked well.
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