Nicolas Freeling

Gun Before Butter

Inspector investigates murder amid European Cold War tensions

About the author

Nicolas Freeling

Nicolas Freeling was a British crime writer who set his best-known novels in the Netherlands, featuring Dutch detective inspector Van der Valk. His later novels featured French detective Henri Castang. Freeling was notable for his literary seriousness, continental settings, and willingness to experiment with the conventions of the detective novel.

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