Henry Carter Hull

This anthology of new noir fiction set in the Dutch capital "features superior writing from authors largely unknown to an American audience" ( Publishers Weekly ). From its numerous coffee shops where drugs are openly available, to its world-famous Red Light District where prostitutes display themselves in shop windows, Amsterdam is a city where almost anything goes in broad daylight. And yet, this serene city of canals has its dark side as well....

Lonely Planet's Pocket Amsterdam is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Cruise down the canals, admire the works of Van Gogh and shop for tulips and cheese; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Amsterdam and make the most of your trip! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Amsterdam : Full-colour maps and travel photography throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor a...

A thirteen-year-old German-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.

Piet Barol, a handsome young man in his mid-twenties, secures a position as a tutor in the household of one of the most prominent bourgeois families in Amsterdam and enters into a world of moneyed glamour and dangerous temptations, learning to hide truths of this vastly rich, secretive family.

"In Amsterdam, four bodies, violently butchered, are discovered in a canal house, the remains of friends and confidantes of the assassin known only as Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into thin air. There is just one...

In this classic mystery, a Dutch police detective investigates a woman's murder with assistance from the man accused of killing her. A woman, Elsa, is brutally murdered in her Amsterdam apartment. Her ex-lover, Martin, is seen outside the building around the time of the crime. The witness who saw him? A policeman. It looks like a straightforward case-but police inspector Van der Valk is not convinced. Despite all the evidence-and the fact that...

A woman moves to live with her new husband in seventeenth century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems.