Death in the Stellingen

About the Book

This is the story of a cooperative effort by two policemen in the otherwise peaceful area known as the Stellingen in the countryside in the north of the Netherlands. It starts with the mysterious disappearance of a local shopkeeper and ends with an apocalyptic happening. The story alternates chapter by chapter between an examination of the (anonymous) murderer and the slow progress of the two policemen. Most of the places mentioned in the story are real.

About the Author

The author (born 1940) has lived in France, Ireland, and the Netherlands. He has worked as a miner, a musician, a carpenter, a teacher, an editor, and for the last thirty years, a three-language translator. He also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. He has recently relocated to Lancashire. He has no idea what inspired him to write this story and offers no reason for its creation.