The Maine Massacre and Two Other Great Mysteries Janwillem van de Wetering

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Edition Description: 1st edition Dustover Jacket painting 1979 by Wendell Minor

Blurb: Janwillem van de Wetering made his debut in America with Outsider in Amsterdam. He was promptly hailed as a fresh new talent in the field of detective fiction- “A superlative mystery writer,” to quote Time Magazine. Now he brings his Amsterdam detectives to the rugged coast of Maine- and into a bizarre sequence of untimely deaths.

The commissaris of the Amsterdam Police Force has come to help his sister settle her affairs after the death of her husband. Then he and Searant de Gier learn that the old man’s brother-in-law is just the latest victim in a series of fatal accidents on unspoiled Cape Orca. And when the commissaris is offered a ridiculously low price on his sister’s house, he becomes even more suspicious.

 

With the help of the local sheriff, he and de Gier learn that all the victims had owned property on the cape, that their property had been bought by the same realty company- and that all houses are standing empty and unsold. If the “accidents” are part of a secret real estate deal, the local broker and his very beautiful, very available daughter are prime suspects, but hardly the only ones. There is also an eccentric recluse who lives on a fortified island… a giant with a penchant for fighting… a former Green Beret strangely devoted to an older woman… a gang of local hoodlums led by an enigmatic philosophy student- even the commissari’s sister is a suspect!

Then someone takes a shot at de Gier, a long-lost piece of evidence is uncovered, and it begins to look as if more than one killer is on the loose… Add two earlier mysteries involving the Amsterdam police on their own turf –The Corpse on the Dyke and Tumbleweed – and you have a real 3-in-1 dutch treat.

Reviews: “What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated and human as the criminals.” Washington Post

 

Item description from the seller

The dust jacket is worn with some tears and fading, but the book itself is in good condition with no notable discoloration to the pages or damage to the spine. A delightful 3 mysteries in one with a fun ensemble of detectives. Must have for fans of detective fiction.

 

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Condition: Average

Intended Audience: Detective Fiction fans

Type: mystery

ISBN:

Publication Year: 1979

Format: Hardback

Language: English

Book Title: The Maine Massacre and Two Other Great Mysteries

Author: Janwillem van de Wetering

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Genre: Mystery

Topic: detective fiction

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 6 in

Item Height: 1.5 in

Item Weight: 22.95 oz

Number of Pages: 568

 

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Edition Description: 1st edition Dustover Jacket painting 1979 by Wendell Minor

Blurb: Janwillem van de Wetering made his debut in America with Outsider in Amsterdam. He was promptly hailed as a fresh new talent in the field of detective fiction- “A superlative mystery writer,” to quote Time Magazine. Now he brings his Amsterdam detectives to the rugged coast of Maine- and into a bizarre sequence of untimely deaths.

The commissaris of the Amsterdam Police Force has come to help his sister settle her affairs after the death of her husband. Then he and Searant de Gier learn that the old man’s brother-in-law is just the latest victim in a series of fatal accidents on unspoiled Cape Orca. And when the commissaris is offered a ridiculously low price on his sister’s house, he becomes even more suspicious.

 

With the help of the local sheriff, he and de Gier learn that all the victims had owned property on the cape, that their property had been bought by the same realty company- and that all houses are standing empty and unsold. If the “accidents” are part of a secret real estate deal, the local broker and his very beautiful, very available daughter are prime suspects, but hardly the only ones. There is also an eccentric recluse who lives on a fortified island… a giant with a penchant for fighting… a former Green Beret strangely devoted to an older woman… a gang of local hoodlums led by an enigmatic philosophy student- even the commissari’s sister is a suspect!

Then someone takes a shot at de Gier, a long-lost piece of evidence is uncovered, and it begins to look as if more than one killer is on the loose… Add two earlier mysteries involving the Amsterdam police on their own turf –The Corpse on the Dyke and Tumbleweed – and you have a real 3-in-1 dutch treat.

Reviews: “What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated and human as the criminals.” Washington Post

 

Item description from the seller

The dust jacket is worn with some tears and fading, but the book itself is in good condition with no notable discoloration to the pages or damage to the spine. A delightful 3 mysteries in one with a fun ensemble of detectives. Must have for fans of detective fiction.

 

Accepting $20 OBO

Please list the product name in the subject line with the offer and we will respond as soon as we are available.

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Weight 22.95 oz
Dimensions 8.5 × 6 × 1.5 in

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