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The Laughing Policeman (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

by Maj Sjowall

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, finds Martin Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass-murderer.

On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by a mysterious assassin. The press portrays it as a freak attack and dubs the killer a madman. But Superintendent Martin Beck thinks otherwise--one of his most ambitious young detectives was among those killed--and he suspects it was more than coincidence. Working on a hunch, Beck seeks out the girlfriend of the murdered detective, and with her help Beck reconstructs the steps that led to his murder. The police comb the country for the killer, only to find that this attack may be connected to a case that has been unsolved for years.

Synopsis:

The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series finds Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass murderer.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780307390509
Author:
Sjowall, Maj
Publisher:
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Translator:
Blair, Alan
Author:
Wahloo, Per
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Beck, martin (fictitious character)
Copyright:
Series:
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication Date:
February 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
211
Dimensions:
8.00x5.22x.65 in. .52 lbs.

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