The Abominable Man

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By (author): "Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall"
Publish Date: 1971
The Abominable Man
ISBN0394471660
ISBN139780394471662
AsinThe Abominable Man
CharactersMartin Beck
SeriesMartin Beck Police Mystery #7
The bloody murder of a police captain in his hospital roomexposes the particularly unsavory history of aman who spent forty years practicing a horrible blend of strong-arm police work and sheer brutality.Nonetheless,Martin Beck and his colleagues scour Stockholm for the murderer, a demented and deadly rifleman. As the tension builds and a feeling of impending 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.