Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
77th out of 100 books
—
16 voters
Gun Before Butter (Van Der Valk #3)
A Van der Valk Thriller - Winner of the Crime Writer's Award and the Grand Prix de Roman Policier. Police Inspector Piet Van der Valk becomes involved in an extraordinary case when he crosses the path of a pretty daughter of a famous dead conductor. This terse crime thriller follows Van der Valk on an exhilarating ride through the unknown.
Paperback, 249 pages
Published
June 1st 1982
by Random House Inc (P)
(first published 1963)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
70)
I didn't like Lucienne as much as his other female characters, none of whom are much to write home about. Reading late sixties detective fiction, you realize just how much feminism has improved the world in the last forty years, and just how miserable relations between men and women were before.
Superb crime and love story that breaks most of the rules and wins. Lucienne, the cool and autonomous daughter of a famous conductor, is SO much more interesting than her repellent descendant, the girl with the dragon tattoo.
A well written 'European' novel. Left a slightly sad feeling, but worth reading. It is as much about character and place as it is about crime. Clues are given but detection is mainly intuitive and a bit unreal.
I had forgotten how much I love Nicolas Freeling. The version of this book that I read was titled Question of Loyalty. Going to reread some more Freeling.
a really good, albeit old-fashioned, mystery, set in Holland
Charmingly old school - makes the 70s seem a long way off... the birth of the Common Market, memories of WW2 still fresh, cops routinely on the take, wives who cook.
I disagree. Always shall it be butter before gun.
Apr 23, 2013
Nicholas
marked it as to-read
Mar 20, 2013
Colette
marked it as to-read
Dec 12, 2012
Dawn
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2012
Isaac
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Nicolas Freeling born Nicolas Davidson, (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 which were adapted for transmission on the British ITV network by Thames Television during the 1970s.
Freeling was born in London, but travelled widely, and ended his life at his long-standing home at Grandfontaine to the west...more
More about Nicolas Freeling...
Freeling was born in London, but travelled widely, and ended his life at his long-standing home at Grandfontaine to the west...more
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
