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A.C. Baantjer
Full Series List in Order
A DeKok Mystery
1 - Dekok and the Sunday Strangler ()2 - DeKok and the Murder on the Menu (1992)
3 - DeKok and the Sombre Nude (1992)
4 - DeKok and the Corpse on Christmas Eve (1993)
5 - DeKok and the Dead Harlequin (1993)
6 - DeKok and the Disillusioned Corpse (1993)
7 - DeKok and the Sorrowing Tomcat (1993)
8 - DeKok and the Brothers of Easy Death (1994)
9 - DeKok and the Careful Killer (1994)
10 - DeKok and The Dancing Death (1994)
11 - DeKok and the Dying Stroller (1994)
12 - DeKok and the Naked Lady (1994)
13 - DeKok and Murder in Seance (1996)
14 - DeKok and the Deadly Accord (1996)
15 - DeKok and Murder by Installment (1998)
16 - DeKok and Murder in Ecstacy (1998)
17 - DeKok and the Corpse Return (1998)
18 - DeKok and the Murder 1st Class (Mar-1992)
19 - DeKok and the Begging Death (1999)
20 - DeKok and the Mask of Death (2000)
21 - DeKok and Dance Macabre (2002)
22 - DeKok and the Devil's Conspiracy (2002)
23 - DeKok and the Disfiguring Death (2002)
24 - DeKok and the Duel at Night (2002)
25 - DeKok and the Deadly Warning (2003)
26 - DeKok and Murder Depicted (2004)
27 - DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain (2004)
28 - DeKok and the Geese of Death (Oct-2004)
29 - DeKok and the Murder in Bronze (2004)
30 - DeKok and Murder by Melody (Sep-1997)
31 - DeKok and the Death of a Clown (Aug-2004)
32 - DeKok and Variations on Murder (Dec-2004)
33 - Dekok and the Somber Nude (Jan-2008)
34 - Dekok and the Dead Lovers (Jul-2008)
35 - Dekok and the Corpse by Return (Aug-2010)
Book List in Order: 39 titles
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DeKok and Murder on the Menu
- Aug-1992
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On an old menu from the Amsterdam Hotel-Restaurant De Poort van Eden (Eden's Gate) is found the complete, signed confession of a murder. The perpetrator confesses to the killing of a named blackmailer. DeKok and Vledder follow the trail of the menu a...
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DeKok and the Disillusioned Corpse
- 1993
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DeKok watched, flanked by his assistant Vledder, as two men from the coroner's office fished a corpse from the waters of the Brewers Canal. The deceased was a young man with a sympathetic face. Vledder looked on and then remarked: "I don't know, but ...
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DeKok and the Sorrowing Tomcat
- 1993
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Albert Cornelis Baantjer is the Netherland's most widely read author and his hero DeKok is adored and highly praised. The cases DeKok faces are so real that sometimes he and his creator are thought to be the same person since Baantjer worked as a hom...
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DeKok and the Naked Lady
- 1994
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Detective-Inspector DeKok's latest case begins with the delivery of a death announcement for Frederik Johannes Dinterloo with a message on the back: ``to meet the next victim, . . . attend the funeral.'' DeKok and his partner, Dick Vledder, note noth...
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DeKok and Murder in Seance
- 1996
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During the weekly seance in the house of blind Jennifer Jordan, an excellent medium, one of the female visitors falls off her chair. Dead. Jennifer had felt the tension around her, the vibrations of lusts and strong emotions. Something was happening ...
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DeKok and Murder by Melody
- Sep-1997
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''Along with such peers as Ed McBain and Georges Simenon, [Baantjer] has created a long-running and uniformly engaging police series. They are smart, suspenseful, and better-crafted than most in the field.'' - Mystery Scene.... ''Death,'' observes De...
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DeKok and Murder in Ecstacy
- 1998
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A bestselling mystery writer in his native Netherlands, Baantjer remains relatively and undeservedly unknown in the U.S., although this is the 17th (out of more than 40) DeKok mystery published here. Detective Inspector Jurriaan DeKok of the Amsterda...
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DeKok and Murder by Installment
- 1998
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“Shrewd, compassionate, and dedicated, DeKok makes a formidable opponent for criminals and a worthwhile competitor for the attention of Simenon’s Maigret fans.” -- Library Journal
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DeKok and the Begging Death
- 1999
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Verbruggen, a wealthy banker, has been receiving letters that hint at the kidnapping of his only grandchild. The mystery unfolds in old Wester Church during the child's baptism. Verbruggen has arranged for DeKok to be one of the spectators. After the...
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DeKok and the Mask of Death
- 2000
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“Baantjer’s laconic, rapid-fire storytelling has spun out a surprisingly complex web of mysteries.” -- Kirkus Reviews
“DeKok is a careful, compassionate policeman in the tradition of Maigret; crime fans will enjoy this book.” -- Li...
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DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain
- 2004
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“Shrewd, compassionate, and dedicated, DeKok makes a formidable opponent for criminals and a worthwhile competitor for the attention of Simenon’s Maigret fans.” -- Library Journal
The trail of a recent crime leads Inspector DeKok to Bl...
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DeKok and the Death of a Clown
- Aug-2004
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''There are touches of the 87th Precinct, Maigret and Janwillem de Wetering, but Baantjer is in a category all his own.'' - The Globe and Mail....Without the slightest trace, an antique jewel collection disappears from a house along Gentlemen's Canal...
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DeKok and the Geese of Death
- Oct-2004
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“DeKok’s maverick personality certainly makes him a compassionate judge of other outsiders and an astute analyst of antisocial behavior.” -- The New York Times Book Review
“Baantjer has created an odd police detective who roams Amste...
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DeKok and Variations on Murder
- Dec-2004
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''There are touches of the 87th Precinct, Maigret, and Janwillem de Wetering, but Baantjer is in a category all his own.'' - The Globe and Mail..... As has been her habit since the death of her husband, the eccentric Marlies van Haesbergen does night...
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Dekok and the Somber Nude
- Jan-2008
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“There are touches of the 87th Precinct, Maigret and Janwillem van de Wetering, but Baantjer is in a category all his own.” -- The Globe and Mail
This latest installment of the internationally popular Inspector DeKok series finds the gra...
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Dekok and the Dead Lovers
- Jul-2008
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Inspector DeKok and his partner, Vledder, are ordered to protect a millionaire's art treasures, exhibited during a special showing in Amsterdam. Barely recovered from the shock of witnessing the treasures' owner verbally abuse an old lady, the two de...
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Dekok and the Corpse by Return
- Aug-2010
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Inspector DeKok awakens one morning to a call from a local radio personality. The caller alerts him that he has been selected by one of their listeners as the famous Dutchman they would like most to meet. DeKok and eighteen-year-old Sandra Verloop...
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