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Bezig met laden... The Dutchman (1992)door Maan Meyers
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"New Amsterdam in 1664 - Pearl Street is paved with oyster shells, and hogs roam the Broad Way undeterred by teeming throngs of hearty Dutch settlers, soldiers, sailors, freed African laborers, half-naked Indians, Jewish traders. Into Manhattan Harbor sail British warships demanding surrender, while an army of Englishmen are poised to invade from Breukelen just across the water." "Tonneman, the Dutch Schout (sheriff) has been drinking heavily to dull the pain of his wife's death. Now he must pull himself together to cope with proliferating crises. He has to persuade his cantankerous Calvinist boss, the notoriously stubborn Pieter Stuyvesant, that the Dutch citizens are more interested in their beer and their businesses than in fighting the British invaders." "Then there's the recent chain of strange events, starting with the apparent suicide of a popular tavern owner and good friend of the Schout, followed by a mysterious fire, a corpse that disappears only to turn up again in a most unlikely place, and a violent death that points a suspicious finger in a startling direction." "And - as if an impending invasion and a bizarre crime wave were not enough - Tonneman must confront the tantalizing Racqel Mendoza, an exotic Jewish beauty who is not quite officially a widow. Is she the cure for the Schout's loneliness - or part of a ruthless spy ring responsible for the rash of murders?"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The descriptions of sights, smells, and activities drew me into the world of the Dutch colony, and the detailed map worked well to orient me to the streets of New Amsterdam as they existed in the 1660s. Fictional characters seemed just as real as historical figures like Pieter Stuyvesant and John Winthrop. The characters reflect New Amsterdam's cosmopolitan nature; in addition to the Dutch and English, there are Jews, Native Americans, Portuguese, and Germans. The emphasis on the Jewish community reminded me of David Liss's books. Racqel, the Jewish woman whose father taught her about medicines and healing, reminded me just a bit of Adelia in Ariana Franklin's Mistress of the Art of Death series.
The identity of two of the three conspirators is revealed to the reader as soon as they are introduced. Although there is an attempt to shield the identity of the third conspirator from the reader, I think even infrequent mystery readers will quickly figure out which character it is. Even though the mystery was somewhat disappointing, I liked the characters and setting well enough to seek out more books in the series. I've already ordered a mystery anthology that includes a short story featuring some of the same characters. (