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Nicolas Freeling Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Nicolas Freeling in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 41 books / 4 series

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.

Books by Nicolas Freeling in Publication Order

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
1977 Gadget POoSN / 4 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

Complete Nicolas Freeling Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 4 books / 1970-2001
01 Kitchen Book 1970 Buy
02 The Kitchen and the Cook 1970 Buy
03 Criminal Convictions 1994 Buy
04 The Village Book 2001 Buy
Van der Valk Reading Order 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
04 Double-Barrel 1964 Buy
05 Criminal Conversation 1966 Buy
06 The King of the Rainy Country 1966 Buy
07 Strike Out Where Not Applicable 1967 Buy
08 Tsing Boum 1969 Buy
09 The Lovely Ladies / Over the High Side 1971 Buy
10 A Long Silence / Aupr’s De Ma Blonde 1972 Buy
11 The Widow 1979 Buy
12 One Damn Thing After Another / Arlette 1981 Buy
13 Sand Castles 1989 Buy
Henri Castang Reading Order 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
04 Night Lords 1978 Buy
05 Castang's City 1980 Buy
06 Wolfnight 1982 Buy
07 The Back of the North Wind 1983 Buy
08 No Part in Your Death 1984 Buy
09 Cold Iron 1986 Buy
10 Lady Macbeth 1988 Buy
11 Not As Far As Velma 1989 Buy
12 Those in Peril 1990 Buy
13 Flanders Sky / The Pretty How Town 1992 Buy
14 You Who Know 1994 Buy
15 The Seacoast of Bohemia 1994 Buy
16 A Dwarf Kingdom 1996 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 8 books / 1964-2002
01 Valparaiso 1964 Buy
02 The Dresden Green 1966 Buy
03 This is the Castle 1968 Buy
04 Gadget 1977 Buy
05 A City Solitary 1985 Buy
06 One More River 1998 Buy
07 Some Day Tomorrow 2000 Buy
08 The Janeites 2002 Buy

Where to start with Nicolas Freeling

What is the best order to read Nicolas Freeling books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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