Tumbleweed
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good - minor wear on edges, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm hardcover binding in good condition.
A taut and atmospheric crime novel, Tumbleweed is the second entry in Janwillem van de Wetering's acclaimed Amsterdam Cops series, following the Dutch detective duo of Adjutant Grijpstra and Sergeant de Gier. The story centres on the murder of a beautiful Dutch woman with a mysterious past, drawing the two detectives into a web of drugs, Caribbean intrigue, and moral ambiguity set against the backdrop of Amsterdam's rain-soaked streets. Van de Wetering crafts his narrative with dry wit and philosophical undercurrents, reflecting his own background in Zen Buddhism to give the story an unusual depth rarely found in police procedurals. The result is a suspenseful, richly textured mystery that is as much a meditation on human nature as it is a gripping whodunit.
Author: Janwillem Van De Wetering
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Houghton Mifflin
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good - minor wear on edges, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm hardcover binding in good condition.
A taut and atmospheric crime novel, Tumbleweed is the second entry in Janwillem van de Wetering's acclaimed Amsterdam Cops series, following the Dutch detective duo of Adjutant Grijpstra and Sergeant de Gier. The story centres on the murder of a beautiful Dutch woman with a mysterious past, drawing the two detectives into a web of drugs, Caribbean intrigue, and moral ambiguity set against the backdrop of Amsterdam's rain-soaked streets. Van de Wetering crafts his narrative with dry wit and philosophical undercurrents, reflecting his own background in Zen Buddhism to give the story an unusual depth rarely found in police procedurals. The result is a suspenseful, richly textured mystery that is as much a meditation on human nature as it is a gripping whodunit.