Floodgate

My brother and I first discovered this book lying around the house years ago, and to this day we still pick it up every now and then, read it from cover to cover, and enjoy it immensely. The plot is interesting, the writing is witty, and the characters are engaging, especially Lieutenant Peter van Effen, with his many talents and his decrepit car, and his rather fuzzy-minded boss, the Chief of Police de Graaf. As another reviewer mentioned, the book ends on a calmer note than one would expect, but it doesn't disappoint. And my brother and I still put it down thoroughly satisfied every time.

Another great detective novel by the master! Probably one of his best works. The suspense in the book picks up from the first page and does not leave until the very end. The action is mostly fast-paced, but slows down in some places. The book's end is unexpected in a manner that the reader of a suspense novel expects a shart teist of plot at the end, but it never comes and the book ends on a rather calm note. The main hero is, as usual, a very heroic character, occupied by a beautiful woman who is full of love for him, a love that becomes mutual at the end... Over all the book is a typical MacLean story.