Nicolas Freeling was born in London. He is the creator of 'Inspector van der Valk', a policeman in Amsterdam, and of 'Henri Castang', a French Police Inspector. He also wrote one novel under the pseudonym 'F.R.E. Nicolas'.
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Nicolas Freeling was born in London. He is the creator of 'Inspector van der Valk', a policeman in Amsterdam, and of 'Henri Castang', a French Police Inspector. He also wrote one novel under the pseudonym 'F.R.E. Nicolas'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'van der Valk' Novels | |
| 1) Love in Amsterdam (Also published as: Death in Amsterdam [1964]) | 1962 |
| 2) Because of the Cats | 1963 |
| 3) Gun Before Butter (US Title: Question of Loyalty [1964]) | 1963 |
| 4) Double Barrel | 1964 |
| 5) Criminal Conversation | 1965 |
| 6) The King of the Rainy Country (Edgar Award) | 1966 |
| 7) Strike Out Where Not Applicable | 1967 |
| 8) The King of the Rainy Country | 1969 |
| 9) Over the High Side (US Title: The Lovely Ladies [1971]) | 1971 |
| 10) A Long Silence (US Title: Aupres de ma Blonde [1972]) | 1972 |
| 11) The Widow | 1979 |
| 12) One Damn Thing After Another (US Title: Arlette [1981]) | 1981 |
| 13) Sand Castles | 1989 |
| 'Henri Castang' Novels | |
| 1) A Dressing of Diamond | 1974 |
| 2) What Are the Bugles Blowing For? (US Title: The Bugles Blowing [1976]) | 1975 |
| 3) Lake Isle (US Title: Sabine [1978]) | 1976 |
| 4) The Night Lords | 1978 |
| 5) Castang's City | 1980 |
| 6) Wolfnight | 1982 |
| 7) The Back of the North Wind | 1983 |
| 8) No Part in Your Death | 1984 |
| 9) A City Solitary | 1985 |
| 10) Cold Iron | 1986 |
| 11) Lady MacBeth | 1988 |
| 12) Not As Far As Velma | 1989 |
| 13) Those in Peril | 1990 |
| 14) The Pretty How Town (US Title: Flanders Sky [1992]) | 1992 |
| 15) The Seacoast of Bohemia | 1994 |
| 16) You Who Know? | 1995 |
| 17) Dwarf Kingdom | 1996 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Dresden Green | 1966 |
| 2) This Is the Castle | 1968 |
| 3) Gadget | 1977 |
| 4) One More River | 1998 |
| 5) Some Day Tomorrow | 2000 |
| 6) The Janeites | 2002 |
| As 'F.R.E. Nicolas' | |
| 1) Valparaiso | 1964 |
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