The abominable man
by Sjöwall, Maj
"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 …
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- Full title :The abominable man / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal.
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."
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2009
- Edition:Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vintage Crime / Black Lizard
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009
Notes
Introduction, ©2009 ; 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.
The Physical Object
- Description:215 pages ; : 21 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780307390905, 030739090X
- oclc:on1005493724
- LC Classification:PT9876.29.J63
- Dewey Decimal:839.7/374
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