A Dressing of Diamonds
Published on 5. December 2023
399 pages
978-1-5040-9021-6 (ISBN)
Description
Unorthodox French detective Henri Castang investigates a kidnapping in this police procedural from an Edgar award-winning British crime novelist.
When the daughter of a prominent official goes missing, Inspector Henri Castang is certain the abduction is an act of revenge against the child's mother. Not only is Collette Delavigne one of France's youngest judges, but as a magistrate of crimes involving children, Delavigne has certainly aroused a few enemies. But how to find the perpetrator in a sea of cases that could easily have inspired a vengeful kidnapping? All Castang knows for sure is that he needs to act fast, in case the kidnapper has murder on his mind...
Praise for Nicolas Freeling:
"In depth of characterization, command of language and breadth of thought, Mr. Freeling has few peers when it comes to the international policier." - The New York Times
"Nicolas Freeling... liberated the detective story from page-turning puzzler into a critique of society and an investigation of character." - The Daily Telegraph
"Freeling rewards with his oblique, subtly comic style." - Publishers Weekly
"Freeling writes like no one.... He is one of the most literate and idiosyncratic of crime writers." - Los Angeles Times
When the daughter of a prominent official goes missing, Inspector Henri Castang is certain the abduction is an act of revenge against the child's mother. Not only is Collette Delavigne one of France's youngest judges, but as a magistrate of crimes involving children, Delavigne has certainly aroused a few enemies. But how to find the perpetrator in a sea of cases that could easily have inspired a vengeful kidnapping? All Castang knows for sure is that he needs to act fast, in case the kidnapper has murder on his mind...
Praise for Nicolas Freeling:
"In depth of characterization, command of language and breadth of thought, Mr. Freeling has few peers when it comes to the international policier." - The New York Times
"Nicolas Freeling... liberated the detective story from page-turning puzzler into a critique of society and an investigation of character." - The Daily Telegraph
"Freeling rewards with his oblique, subtly comic style." - Publishers Weekly
"Freeling writes like no one.... He is one of the most literate and idiosyncratic of crime writers." - Los Angeles Times
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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 received the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Among his other literary awards are the Gold Dagger from the British Crime Writers Association and France's Grand Prix de Roman Policier.
