 | Outsider in Amsterdam (Grijpstra & de Gier Mystery) by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $2.48 The first book in the Amsterdam Cops mysteries is also one of the best. Packed with details, it draws heavily on the author's police experience.
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 | The Japanese Corpse by Jan Van De Wetering
Buy used from: $0.01 Somewhat more imagination and a great deal of knowledge on life in Japan allow van de Wetering to write yet another gem in the series.
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 | The Rattle-Rat (Grijpstra & De Gier Mystery) by Janwillem Van De Wetering
Buy used from: $7.57 In a clever plot, the native Frisians always get lost in Friesland. An unexpected ending. Clever interplay with Frisian, the west Germanic language closest to English.
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 | Hard Rain (Amsterdam Cops) by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy used from: $0.99 An excellent detective story, wonderful dialogues, great plot. In short, this book is what mysteries are about.
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 | The Corpse on the Dike (Amsterdam Cops) by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $2.23 One of the more realistic Amsterdam Cops mysteries. It grasps the reader and doesn't let go until it is over. Fine reading.
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 | The Perfidious Parrot (Amsterdam Cops) by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy used from: $2.78 An imiginative and wild mystery in the Carribean. Not the best introduction into the series, but the best of the newer books.
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 | Amsterdam Cops: Collected Stories by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy used from: $1.40 In this book van de Wetering proves to be in excellent control of the short story. For the most part great reading!
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 | The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.00 A unique Zen exeperience in a Japanese monastry, written with a great sense of humor. A classic!
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 | Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $13.67 / Used from: $3.67 The personal Zen experiences of a mature van de Wetering, who has outgrown his admiration for gurus
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 | Robert Van Gulik: His Life His Work by Janwillem Van De Wetering
Buy used from: $45.99 A wonderful biography of Robert van Gulik, a Dutch diplomat, China expert and author of the popular Judge Dee novels. The biography does justice to both authors.
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 | Inspector Saito's Small Satori by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy used from: $0.01 Carefully crafted Japanes mysteries, when the year and a half Janwillem van de Wetering spent in Japan were still fresh in his memory. Who will re-issue this book (along with "Skull and Kimono")?
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| Mangrove Mama by Janwillem Van De Wetering
Buy used from: $9.00 A fine collection of tales with an unexpected twist. I loved the The Green-haired Suspect. Expensive and some doubles with the Amsterdam Cops collection. Buy it if you find a good deal.
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 | Murder by Remote Control by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $5.32 The author's only comics book in English is good reading. Nice drawings too.
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| Hugh Pine by Janwillem Van De Wetering
Buy used from: $1.57 Janwillem van de Wetering's best children's book to date. Clever, touching, educating, but unlike others of its sort not too sweet. Different, in the positively sense of the word.
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| Hugh Pine and the Good Place by Janwillem Van De Wetering
Buy used from: $2.75 The author's other excellent children's book. Hugh Pine undergoes a personal transition and learns to recognize the importance of company.
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