{"product_id":"the-perfidious-parrot-isbn-9781569471302","title":"The Perfidious Parrot","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fourteenth Amsterdam Cops Mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRetired policemen Grijpstra and de Gier are being blackmailed. The threat is a serious one: to set the income tax authority on them. The blackmailers, a wealthy yacht owner and his son, want them to investigate the mysterious hijacking of a supertanker’s entire cargo in the Caribbean. The Amsterdam cops reluctantly agree to take the case. Their rendezvous is in Key West, where they are confronted with a murder.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Perfidious Parrot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“One of their most exotic adventure to date . . . A shamelessly materialistic good time is had by all.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Sit back and revel in the pleasures of van de Wetering’s original take on everything from police corruption to the U.S. Military’s role in international oil piracy.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Entertaining.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For lovers of the Amsterdam Cops, this is an especially exotic treat;  for newcomers it will be a sparkling and more than usually offbeat  introduction.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A worthwhile and spiritually side-splitting experience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMaine Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“What the author has pulled off here is significant: He's managed to write a noir thriller animated by a genuine (if cynical) sense of humor.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eIslands Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\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\u003eDeath of a Hawker\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":46305251098853,"sku":"NP9781569471302","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569471302.jpg?v=1767740934","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-perfidious-parrot-isbn-9781569471302","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}