Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Call Number: F Author: Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020 author. Title: The abominable man : a Martin Beck mystery / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. Edition: Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, [2009] Description: 215 pages ; 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 A Martin Beck mystery ; [7] Sjöwall, Maj, 1935- Martin Beck mystery series. Vintage crime/Black Lizard. Subjects: Beck, Martin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Police -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. Police corruption -- Fiction. Beck, Martin (Fictitious character) Murder -- Investigation. Police. Police corruption. Stockholm (Sweden) -- Fiction. Sweden -- Stockholm. Genre: Detective and mystery fiction. Fiction. Mystery fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Other Author: Wahlöö, Per, 1926-1975, author. Teal, Thomas, translator. Other Title: Vedervärdige mannen från Säffle. English 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. Translated from the Swedish. LCCN: 2009504233 ISBN: 9780307390905 030739090X Other Number: 316030763 Items available: 1 Copies owned: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1