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The abominable man : a Martin Beck novel / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated by Thomas Teal.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Swedish Publication details: London: 4th Estate An imprint of Harper collins, 2011Edition: 2nd Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edDescription: 214 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780007439171
Uniform titles:
  • Vedervärdige mannen från Säffle. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 839.7/374 23 S626
LOC classification:
  • PT9876.29.J63 V4 2009
Summary: "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."
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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.