Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Author: Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020 Title: The abominable man : a Martin Beck mystery / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. Edition: 2nd Vintage Crime / Black Lizard ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2009. Description: 215 p. ; 21 cm. 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." Series: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard. Martin Beck mystery series ; 7. Vintage crime/Black Lizard. Subjects: Beck, Martin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Police -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. Police corruption -- Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Stockholm (Sweden) -- Fiction. Other Author: Wahlöö, Per, 1926-1975. Teal, Thomas. Other Title: Vedervärdige mannen från Säffle. English. Notes: 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. Translated from the Swedish. LCCN: 2009504233 ISBN: 9780307390905 030739090X Other Number: 316030763 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 296732 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: FICTION Sjowall Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
