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      The Abominable Man

      by Maj Sjowall; Per Wahloo
      Published
      Jan 1971
      Main Genre
      Law Enforcement Law Enforcement
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      A Martin Beck Police Mystery Book 7

      About This Book

      The striking seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, 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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      Book 7
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      Law Enforcement

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      First Edition Jan 1972 Pantheon (UK) ISBN13 9780394471662 ISBN10 0394471660
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