{"product_id":"the-blond-baboon-isbn-9781569470633","title":"The Blond Baboon","description":"While in the neighborhood investigating a pet poisoner, Grijpstra and de Gier of the Amsterdam police are called to the home of a wealthy, middle-aged woman, the former lover of a man known only as \"The Baboon,\" when her body turns up in her garden.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Janwillem van de Wetering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Masterly Zen mysteries.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\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\"A superb storyteller.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What atmosphere! Elegant! Satisfying!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003eThe Corpse on the Dike\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e, and eleven other books in the Grijpstra and de Gier series.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299993538789,"sku":"NP9781569470633","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569470633.jpg?v=1767738414","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blond-baboon-isbn-9781569470633","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}