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Home / Authors / Nicolas Freeling Nicolas Freeling British author Nicolas Freeling is best known for the Van der Valk detective series. His work earned the Edgar Award for Best Novel and a Gold Dagger. This page provides the Nicolas Freeling books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1962 Love in Amsterdam / Death in Amsterdam POoVdVB · 1 Buy ↗ 1963 Because of the Cats POoVdVB · 2 Buy ↗ 1963 Gun Before Butter / A Question of Loyalty POoVdVB · 3 Buy ↗ 1964 Valparaiso POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1964 Double-Barrel POoVdVB · 4 Buy ↗ 1966 The Dresden Green POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1966 Criminal Conversation POoVdVB · 5 Buy ↗ 1966 The King of the Rainy Country POoVdVB · 6 Buy ↗ 1967 Strike Out Where Not Applicable POoVdVB · 7 Buy ↗ 1968 This is the Castle POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1969 Tsing Boum POoVdVB · 8 Buy ↗ 1970 Kitchen Book POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1970 The Kitchen and the Cook POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1971 The Lovely Ladies / Over the High Side POoVdVB · 9 Buy ↗ 1972 A Long Silence / Aupr�s De Ma Blonde POoVdVB · 10 Buy ↗ 1974 A Dressing of Diamond POoHCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1975 The Bugles Blowing / What Are The Bugles Blowing For? POoHCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1976 Sabine / Lake Isle POoHCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1978 Night Lords POoHCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1979 The Widow POoVdVB · 11 Buy ↗ 1980 Castang's City POoHCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1981 One Damn Thing After Another / Arlette POoVdVB · 12 Buy ↗ 1982 Wolfnight POoHCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1983 The Back of the North Wind POoHCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1984 No Part in Your Death POoHCB · 8 Buy ↗ 1985 A City Solitary POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1986 Cold Iron POoHCB · 9 Buy ↗ 1988 Lady Macbeth POoHCB · 10 Buy ↗ 1989 Not As Far As Velma POoHCB · 11 Buy ↗ 1989 Sand Castles POoVdVB · 13 Buy ↗ 1990 Those in Peril POoHCB · 12 Buy ↗ 1992 Flanders Sky / The Pretty How Town POoHCB · 13 Buy ↗ 1994 Criminal Convictions POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 You Who Know POoHCB · 14 Buy ↗ 1994 The Seacoast of Bohemia POoHCB · 15 Buy ↗ 1996 A Dwarf Kingdom POoHCB · 16 Buy ↗ 1998 One More River POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2000 Some Day Tomorrow POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2001 The Village Book POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 The Janeites POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 4 books · 1970–2001
02 The Kitchen and the Cook 1970 Buy ↗ 03 Criminal Convictions 1994 Buy ↗ 04 The Village Book 2001 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Van der Valk Books 13 books · 1962–1989
01 Love in Amsterdam / Death in Amsterdam 1962 Buy ↗ 02 Because of the Cats 1963 Buy ↗ 03 Gun Before Butter / A Question of Loyalty 1963 Buy ↗ 05 Criminal Conversation 1966 Buy ↗ 06 The King of the Rainy Country 1966 Buy ↗ 07 Strike Out Where Not Applicable 1967 Buy ↗ 09 The Lovely Ladies / Over the High Side 1971 Buy ↗ 10 A Long Silence / Aupr�s De Ma Blonde 1972 Buy ↗ 12 One Damn Thing After Another / Arlette 1981 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Henri Castang Books 16 books · 1974–1996
01 A Dressing of Diamond 1974 Buy ↗ 02 The Bugles Blowing / What Are The Bugles Blowing For? 1975 Buy ↗ 03 Sabine / Lake Isle 1976 Buy ↗ 05 Castang's City 1980 Buy ↗ 07 The Back of the North Wind 1983 Buy ↗ 08 No Part in Your Death 1984 Buy ↗ 11 Not As Far As Velma 1989 Buy ↗ 12 Those in Peril 1990 Buy ↗ 13 Flanders Sky / The Pretty How Town 1992 Buy ↗ 15 The Seacoast of Bohemia 1994 Buy ↗ 16 A Dwarf Kingdom 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 8 books · 1964–2002
02 The Dresden Green 1966 Buy ↗ 03 This is the Castle 1968 Buy ↗ 05 A City Solitary 1985 Buy ↗ 06 One More River 1998 Buy ↗ 07 Some Day Tomorrow 2000 Buy ↗