The Abominable Man

A Martin Beck Police Mystery (7)

A Martin Beck Police Mystery (7)

By Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
Introduction by Jens Lapidus

By Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
Introduction by Jens Lapidus

Part of Martin Beck Police Mystery Series

Part of Martin Beck Police Mystery Series

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The Abominable Man by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo

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    About The Abominable Man

    The striking seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, 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.

    About The Abominable Man

    The striking seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, 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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    Praise

    “A taut, gripping narrative…. A book you won’t—easily—put down.”
    —Chicago Tribune

    “Lively, stylistically taut . . . Sjöwall and Wahlöö changed the genre.”–Henning Mankell

    "One of the most authentic, gripping and profound collections of police procedurals ever accomplished."–Michael Connelly

    “Sjöwall and Wahlöö write unsparingly and unswervingly. . . . Their plots are second to none.”–Val McDermid

    About Maj Sjowall

    Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, her husband and coauthor, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries. Mr Wahlöö, who died in 1975, was a reporter for several Swedish newspapers and magazines and wrote numerous radio and television plays, film scripts, short stories,… More about Maj Sjowall

    About Per Wahloo

    Born in 1926, Per Wahlöö was a Swedish writer and journalist who, alongside his own novels, collaborated with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, on the bestselling Martin Beck crime series, which is credited as inspiring writers as varied as Agatha Christie,… More about Per Wahloo

    About Maj Sjowall

    Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, her husband and coauthor, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries. Mr Wahlöö, who died in 1975, was a reporter for several Swedish newspapers and magazines and wrote numerous radio and television plays, film scripts, short stories,… More about Maj Sjowall

    About Per Wahloo

    Born in 1926, Per Wahlöö was a Swedish writer and journalist who, alongside his own novels, collaborated with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, on the bestselling Martin Beck crime series, which is credited as inspiring writers as varied as Agatha Christie,… More about Per Wahloo

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Oct 06, 2009 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307390905

    Ebook
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Nov 03, 2010 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780307772848

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