The Abominable Man : A Martin Beck Police Mystery (7)
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780307390905
- ISBN-10: 030739090X
- Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
- Publish Date: October 2009
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.18 x 0.72 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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