The King of the Rainy Country - Softcover

Freeling, Nicolas

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9780140028539: The King of the Rainy Country

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ISBN 10: 0140028536 ISBN 13: 9780140028539

Publisher: Penguin, 1975

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The King Of The Rainy Country

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About the Author:

Nicolas Freeling, born Nicolas Davidson (March 3, 1927 - July 20, 2003), was a British crime novelist, best known as the author of the Van der Valk series of detective novels. A television series based on the character was produced for the British ITV network by Thames Television during the 1970s, and revived in the 1990s. Freeling's The King of the Rainy Country received a 1967 Edgar Award, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Novel. He also won the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association, and France's Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere. In 1968 his novel Love in Amsterdam was adapted as the film Amsterdam Affair directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Wolfgang Kieling as Van Der Valk.

Synopsis:

Inspector Van der Valk's search for a missing millionaire leads him to a remote village in the Austrian Alps.

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