A.C. Baantjer

A.C. Baantjer is among the most broadly read authors in the Netherlands. The famous author was also a detective inspector of the Amsterdam police, thus many of the fictional characters depicted in his books stem from a reflection of the complexity and personality of persons he came across during his long career spanning an incredible 38 years in law enforcement. He was most notably knighted by the Dutch monarchy. Albert Cornelis Baantjer is the author of an enormous number of novels, 70 of which are a portion of the Inspector DeKok series. The author was born on the 16th day of September 1923 in Urk, Netherlands and died on the 29th day of August 2010 at the age of 86 years. Baantjer lived in Medemblik during his writing years.