The abominable man: a Martin Beck mystery
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New York : Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2009.
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Book
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Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition.
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215 pages ; 21 cm.
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Description
"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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9780307390905, 030739090X
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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.
Description
"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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Translated from the Swedish.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Sjöwall, M., Wahlöö, P., & Teal, T. (2009). The abominable man: a Martin Beck mystery. Second Vintage Crime / Black Lizard edition. 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. 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. 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. Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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