The abominable man : a Martin Beck novel /
Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020.
The abominable man : a Martin Beck novel / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated by Thomas Teal. - 2nd Vintage Crime / Black Lizard ed. - London: 4th Estate An imprint of Harper collins, 2011 - 214 p. ; 21 cm.
Introduction, c2009 ; This translation originally published in a slightly different form in hardcover in the U.S. by Pantheon Books,1972, and by Vintage Books, 1980. -- T.p. verso.
"Seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series," together known as "The story of crime." "The gruesome murder of a police captain in his hospital room reveals the unsavory history of a man who spent forty years practicing a horrible blend of strongarm police work and sheer brutality. Martin Beck and his colleagues feverishly comb Stockholm for the murderer, a demented and deadly rifleman, who has plans for even more chaos. As the tension builds and a feeling of imminent danger grips Bec, his investigation unearths evidence of police corruption."
Translated from the Swedish.
9780007439171
2009504233
Beck, Martin (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Beck, Martin-- Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Police corruption--Fiction.
Stockholm (Sweden)--Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
PT9876.29.J63 / V4 2009
839.7/374 / S626
The abominable man : a Martin Beck novel / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated by Thomas Teal. - 2nd Vintage Crime / Black Lizard ed. - London: 4th Estate An imprint of Harper collins, 2011 - 214 p. ; 21 cm.
Introduction, c2009 ; This translation originally published in a slightly different form in hardcover in the U.S. by Pantheon Books,1972, and by Vintage Books, 1980. -- T.p. verso.
"Seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series," together known as "The story of crime." "The gruesome murder of a police captain in his hospital room reveals the unsavory history of a man who spent forty years practicing a horrible blend of strongarm police work and sheer brutality. Martin Beck and his colleagues feverishly comb Stockholm for the murderer, a demented and deadly rifleman, who has plans for even more chaos. As the tension builds and a feeling of imminent danger grips Bec, his investigation unearths evidence of police corruption."
Translated from the Swedish.
9780007439171
2009504233
Beck, Martin (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Beck, Martin-- Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Police corruption--Fiction.
Stockholm (Sweden)--Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
PT9876.29.J63 / V4 2009
839.7/374 / S626