The Amsterdam Connection (Chapter 1, 2 )

         

  

Summary:
            In the beginning, Kate Jensen, a journalist, was talking with his friend, Max.  As Kate felt exhausted at her work, Mike suggested that she take a break from her work, and that she go to Holland and write a story about The Rotterdam City Football Club.  But Kate was good at writing a crime, not at sports.  In the conversation, Kate got a general picture about Max, his brother Tom, The Rotterdam City Football Club and Carson Football School.  However, two days later, Max was found lying dead.  Thus, Kate was shocked and decided to look into the cause of Max’s death.

   Reflection:

To me, the title of the novel The Amsterdam Connection is a mystery.  It arouses my curiosity.  I wonder what it is.  Both the title and Max’s death are the great suspense to make me keep going on.  I kept asking myself, “Who killed Max?  Why?”  When Max stopped talking more about the club and the school, it seemed there was a problem.  It is reasonable to associate the question with Max’s death. 

In my opinion, Kate was a brave journalist, who would take action to look for the truth.  The author described the traits of Kate very vividly.  As she was good at Karate, she was alert and athletic.    Maybe, any girl that would like to be a reporter or a journalist should have a healthy body because she might put herself in danger at any moment and she has to protect herself.