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The Night Lords (The Henri Castang Mysteries) Kindle Edition

by Nicolas Freeling (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A British judge and a naked corpse put French inspector Henri Castang on delicate, dangerous ground in this mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author.

When a local businessman’s car is stolen, he’s more concerned about what’s inside—the body of his just-deceased grandmother. Then Parisian police Insp. Henri Castang is called to investigate the mysterious appearance of a woman’s body found in a car. But just when it seems like his latest case is about to solve itself, Henri discovers a baffling murder wrapped up in a simmering crisis of international relations.

On holiday with his family in France, a British high court judge found a naked corpse in the boot of his Rolls Royce. Having made the discovery upon arriving for dinner at a three-star Michelin restaurant, more than a few reputations are on the line. Now Castang must unravel a web of grim coincidences, lies, and political intrigue before another victim gets the boot.

This mystery from the author of the popular Inspector Van Der Valk novels combines “solid police work” with “the ever-surprising Freeling prose” for a cunning tale of crime detection set in the City of Light (Kirkus Reviews).

“Freeling writes like no one else.” —Los Angeles Times

“A joy to read.” —The Times Literary Supplement
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    The Henri Castang Mysteries
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    Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
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    May 16, 2023
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Born in London in 1927, Nicolas Freeling is the author of over thirty titles, many of which are part of the crime genre. His education was broad and he attended a series of schools in England, Ireland and France. He served in the Royal Air Force, and from 1950 worked at various jobs in kitchens, hotels and restaurants throughout Europe. It was this intimate knowledge of the continent that influenced the style and settings of his subsequent books. The first of these was published in 1961. He is best known for the creation of Inspector Piet Van der Valk, an irascible detective engaged in ordinary crime, political intrigue and international affairs. Freeling is married, has four sons and one daughter and currently resides in France.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C4T4M8TW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller (May 16, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 16, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
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Nicolas Freeling (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. 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 Littérature Policière. 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.

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  • Jim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rainy day reading
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015
    Little is expected from the laid back laconic detective Henri Castang, but like Jackal's Inspector Lebel, he always gets his man (or woman). The victim in this particular tale takes shape slowly, and in effect is instrumental in abetting her own demise. The layers are peeled back slowly. Freeling writes wonderfully and always provides an unexpected twist - often where least expected - can't say more, spoilers and all that. I have enjoyed many of the Castang mysteries, especially when I need a little European flavor in my reading.

    I must recommend another of Freeling's mythical melodramas written under the pseudonym Harry Kressing entitled "The Cook." It's a psychological tale that I've read a dozen times in the past 40 years (my god) and I enjoy it every time. It's back in print after decades, so don't miss it.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017
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  • Rodney Simpson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
    Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2024
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    The ability to capture the French sense of humour and confer it into English is something unique. I have read such books in French and enjoyed them. I have never read on such in English. I must dint eat others.
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  • John
    5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and pacy crime fiction
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2019
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    Very well written and thoughtful/observant about both society and character
    Freeling invites you to sympathise - but not necessarily care - for the main actors in his drama
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