| The Abominable Man: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (7) Contributor(s): Sjowall, Maj (Author), Wahloo, Per (Author), Lapidus, Jens (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 030739090X ISBN-13: 9780307390905 Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2009 Annotation: The bloody murder of a police captain in his hospital roomexposes the particularly unsavory history of aman who spent forty years practicing a horrible blend of strong-arm police work and sheer brutality.Nonetheless,Martin Beck and his colleagues scour Stockholm for the murderer, a demented and deadly rifleman. As the tension builds and a feeling of impending danger grips Beck, his investigation unearths evidence of police corruption. That's when an even stronger sense of responsibility and something like shame urge him into taking a series of drastic steps, which lead to a shocking disaster. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009504233 |
| Series: Martin Beck Police Mystery |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.18" W x 8" (0.6 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The striking seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sj wall and Per Wahl , finds Beck facing one of the greatest challenges in his professional career. 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 strong-arm police work and shear 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 Beck, his investigation unearths evidence of police corruption. That's when an even stronger sense of responsibility and something like shame urge him into taking a series of drastic steps, which lead to a shocking disaster. |