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gerbieFound it extremely cheap in a second hand shop, with several others I haven't read yet. I'm always tempted to read one of the 'Bob Evers' books. Bob Evers is the American friend of Jan Prins and Arie Roos, two Dutch boys. They are in their late teens and have an incredible life in which one adventure results in the next. Apart from the fact that they are a good read for teens, it is also a view on the late fifties and early sixties. Though this one originally came out in '68, the whole set up is still very old fashioned, even for those days. Which makes it funny. Two polite Dutch boys from decent families ending up doing jobs for the FBI is a nice thought, in my opinion.
In Port of Spain the 3 boys have to find out about a group of smugglers. This gang, partly operating from Mexico, where in the previous book apparently the boys already made sure that bringing people into the United States would be a dream for most of them, only continues to exist in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. Obviously there are some mix ups in the book, the boys split up, but get caught by the crooks independently anyway. Given the target group of the book, it is always obvious that the good guys beat the bad ones in the end. I don't think any of these books have been translated in English, so if you can't read Dutch: don't bother trying to find any of the twenty something books in this series. I will continue reading them, as I have for the last two decades, whenever I bump into them.
In Port of Spain the 3 boys have to find out about a group of smugglers. This gang, partly operating from Mexico, where in the previous book apparently the boys already made sure that bringing people into the United States would be a dream for most of them, only continues to exist in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. Obviously there are some mix ups in the book, the boys split up, but get caught by the crooks independently anyway. Given the target group of the book, it is always obvious that the good guys beat the bad ones in the end. I don't think any of these books have been translated in English, so if you can't read Dutch: don't bother trying to find any of the twenty something books in this series. I will continue reading them, as I have for the last two decades, whenever I bump into them.
