{"product_id":"the-corpse-on-the-dike-isbn-9781569470497","title":"The Corpse on the Dike","description":"A recluse has been shot right between the eyes while standing at his bedroom window. His neighbor, a schoolteacher and pistol shot champion, admits she discovered the body and failed to report it. Is she guilty of murder? Grijpstra and de Gier will travel to whorehouses, through a shady electronics market and into the house of a very flashy potential suspect to find out.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Corpse on the Dike\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A crisp, cheery follow-up to \u003ci\u003eTumbleweed\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Janwillem van de Wetering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Mr. Van de Wetering's policemen are just as likely to . . . marvel at human nature as to shoot it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] unique atmospheric mix of police procedure, quirky characters, and Zen outlook.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Van de Wetering] is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—John Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What makes this series so engaging is that the policemen are as quirky and complicated as the criminals.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJanwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008) was born and raised in Rotterdam, but lived most recently in Surry, Maine. He served as a member of the Amsterdam Special Constabulary and was once a Zen Buddhist monk. He is renowned for his detective fiction, including \u003ci\u003eOutsider in Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Hawker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, which garnered him the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, and ten other books in the Amsterdam Cops series.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301129801957,"sku":"NP9781569470497","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569470497.jpg?v=1767738835","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-corpse-on-the-dike-isbn-9781569470497","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}