Nicolas Freeling (1927–2003)
Auteur van Liefde 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 toon meer created the Henri Castang series and wrote numerous 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) toon minder
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The Freeling Omnibus: Love in Amsterdam, Because of the Cats, Gun Before Butter (1968) 10 exemplaren
The Nicolas Freeling Omnibus: Because of the Cats, Gun Before Butter, Double-Barrel (1983) 9 exemplaren
Because of the Cats 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Davidson, Nicolas (birth name)
- Geboortedatum
- 1927-03-03
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2003-07-20
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- London, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Mutzig, Bas-Rhine, France
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- cancer
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
Strasbourg, France
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grandfontaine, Vosges, France
Schirmeck, Alsace, France - Opleiding
- University of Dublin
- Beroepen
- chef
novelist
crime writer - Organisaties
- Royal Air Force
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- CWA Gold Dagger (runner up 1963)
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
Edgar Award (1967) - Korte biografie
- Nicolas Freeling dropped out of university and wanted to become a writer. He traveled around France and Britain, working in restaurants, and discovered he had a talent for cooking. In 1959, while working as a chef in Amsterdam, a brief stint in prison for theft led Freeling to start writing a detective story that became his first Inspector Van der Valk novel, published in 1962. After killing Van der Valk off in 1972, he launched the Castang series about a provincial French detective inspector. He also wrote stand-alone novels and other books. Over the years, Freeling won the three most prestigious awards for crime writing, the Grand Prix de Roman Policier, the Edgar Allan Poe Award and the British Crime Writers' Golden Dagger, but many consider his novels to be mainstream literature.
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Love in Amsterdam door Nicolas Freeling
I just watched the latest season of the new Van Der Walk and got curious about the books that inspired it so got this one from the library. I knew it would be different but about the only things are the name and the city. I did not enjoy the book at all and won't bother to take more out. It took so many odd turns and I kept expecting some clever twists and then it just ended. The new TV series isn't fantastic but I follow it a bit more.
Arlette, viuda del inspector Van Der Valk, decide montar una asesoría que la distraiga de la apacible vida de Estrasburgo. Sin embargo, no podía imaginar que esta nueva actividad la conduciría a complejos y peligrosos asuntos…
En ¿POR QUÉ SUENAN LAS CORNETAS?, el inspector Henri Castang recibe una llamada telefónica que le anuncia un triple asesinato. Para protegerse a sí mismo ante el cariz que toma el asunto, deberá seguir las rígidas reglas del procedimiento judicial con escrupulosa exactitud... Y eso es muy difícil para Castang, ya que en su caso y a diferencia de la mayoría de los policías, los criminales y sus víctimas son algo más que una manera de ganarse la vida... Freeling demuestra una gran habilidad en presentar una galería de personajes absolutamente verosímiles, algunos de los cuales llegan a hacerse entrañables.… (meer)
Henri Castang deberá resolver un misterioso caso que ha conmocionado la vida de la capital de provincia francesa en la que reside. La hija de un magistrado británico que está pasando las vacaciones en Francia, descubre en el maletero del Rolls Royce familiar el cuerpo desnudo de una joven que ha sido estrangulada. ¿Se trata de una broma macabra o de un intento de involucrar al respetable juez en ese horrible crimen? Quizá, en un primer momento nadie adivina las verdaderas dimensiones del escándalo...… (meer)
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