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ⓘ About Janwillem van de Wetering
He studied Zen under Oda Sesso’s guidance, together with Walter Nowick. He lived a year in Daitoku-0ji and half a year with Nowick, and described these experiences in “The Empty Mirror”. In his many travels and experiences in a Zen Buddhist monastery and being a member of the Amsterdam Reserve Constabulary (being a policeman in one’s spare time” like he phrased it in his intro to “Outsider in Amsterdam”) lend some authenticity to his works of non-fiction and fiction. For “Maine Massacre” he won the French Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere in the year 1984. “Grijpstra & De Gier”, based off the novel “Outsider in Amsterdam”, was released in the Netherlands and “Rattlerat”, released in 1987. both of which featured scripts written by Wim Verstappen.
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Hugh Pine and Something Else
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1989
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Janwillem van de Wetering?
He studied Zen under Oda Sesso’s guidance, together with Walter Nowick. He lived a year in Daitoku-0ji and half a year with Nowick, and described these experiences in “The Empty Mirror”. In his many travels and experiences in a Zen Buddhist monastery and being a member of the Amsterdam Reserve Constabulary (being a policeman in one’s spare time” like he phrased it in his intro to “Outsider in Amsterdam”) lend some authenticity to his works of non-fiction and fiction.
Which Janwillem van de Wetering series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Amsterdam Cops Mysteries series, the earliest of Janwillem van de Wetering's multi-book series: it opens with Outsider in Amsterdam (1975) and runs to 16 books across 1975–1999, ending with Amsterdam Cops (1999). Janwillem van de Wetering's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Janwillem van de Wetering written?
Janwillem van de Wetering has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1973 and 2002. 19 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Amsterdam Cops Mysteries series with 16 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Janwillem van de Wetering's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Janwillem van de Wetering's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Amsterdam Cops Mysteries (1975–1999, 16 books) and Hugh Pine (1980–1989, 3 books).
How are Janwillem van de Wetering's books organised into series?
This guide splits Janwillem van de Wetering's 35 books into 2 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Amsterdam Cops Mysteries (16 books, 1975–1999); Hugh Pine (3 books, 1980–1989).