Castang's City

A French detective looks into a public figure's murder—and discovers some private secrets—in a mystery by an author who is "a joy to read" ( The Times Literary Supplement). When a local official is gunned down in the street, it looks like a cold-blooded political assassination. But as Inspector ...

Nicolas Freeling (1927–2003) was a British crime novelist best known for the Van Der Valk detective series. After serving in the military and working as a hotel and restaurant cook throughout Europe, he began writing his first novel, Love in Amsterdam. Freeling's novel King of the Rainy Country r...