The abominable man: a Martin Beck mystery
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"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."
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Sjöwall, M., Wahlöö, P., & Teal, T. (2009). The abominable man: a Martin Beck mystery. Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition. New York, Vintage Crime / Black Lizard.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020, Per Wahlöö and Thomas. Teal. 2009. The Abominable Man: A Martin Beck Mystery. New York, Vintage Crime / Black Lizard.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020, Per Wahlöö and Thomas. Teal, The Abominable Man: A Martin Beck Mystery. New York, Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sjöwall, Maj, et al. The Abominable Man: A Martin Beck Mystery. Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition. New York, Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2009.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The abominable man : |b a Martin Beck mystery / |c Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. |
| 250 | |a Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, |c 2009. | |
| 300 | |a 215 pages ; |c 21 cm. | ||
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| 490 | 1 | |a Martin Beck police mystery series ; |v bk. 7. | |
| 500 | |a 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. | ||
| 520 | |a "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." | ||
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