Because of the Cats — Nicolas Freeling

A shocking case of robbery and rape thrusts Inspector Van der Valk into the center of a sinister teenage gang.

Bloemendaal aan Zee is a pleasant town of modern buildings, high incomes, happy families, and little crime. So when teenage vandalism suddenly escalates into cold-blooded violence, the local police require the expert help of Inspector Van der Valk from Amsterdam.

A little investigation exposes a gang unlike any Van der Valk has encountered before: the members are cool and sophisticated, their techniques are highly professional, and, most mysterious of all, they fear no one...except the cats.