{"product_id":"the-mindmurders-isbn-9781569470923","title":"The Mind-Murders","description":"Mr. Fortune is suspected of murdering his wife. Grijpstra and de Gier begin a search that leads to the unidentified corpse of a man stuffed into the trunk of a stolen Mercedes. But where is the body of Mrs. Fortune? Tracking a killer without a corpse and a corpse without a killer, the Amsterdam cops finally arrive at the bonechilling truth.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Mind-Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Van de Wetering's] odd-angled novels more and more resemble the sort of thing Simenon  might have done if Albert Camus or Kobo Abe had sublet his skull. They  make a sinister music as they seek the true law. They are quite  wonderful, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mind Murders\u003c\/i\u003e . . . [is] one of his best.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—John Leonard, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Original, subtle, sophisticated and graceful.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A superlative mystery writer.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Well worth adding to your collection . . . [Van de Wetering’s] impish wit, serene storytelling and serene mind have been praised on both sides of the Atlantic.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[A] unique atmospheric mix of police procedure, quirky characters, and Zen outlook.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Janwillem van de Wetering\u003c\/u\u003e\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 “First and foremost in the genre is, once again, Janwillem van de Wetering…he knows police work and policemen, and he’s as sly as a Zen koan.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMen’s Journal\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, \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":46304592888037,"sku":"NP9781569470923","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569470923.jpg?v=1767740514","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-mindmurders-isbn-9781569470923","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}