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A woman robs a bank. A corpse is found shot through the heart in a room locked from within--no firearm in sight. To the eerily intuitive Inspector Martin Beck, these seemingly disparate cases are facets of the same puzzle, and solving it is of vital importance. Only by finding our what... read more

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This is book 8 of 10 in Martin Beck. (standard series)

Preceded by Abominable Man, and followed by Cop Killer.

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  1. Maj Sjöwall (Author)
  2. Per Wahlöö (Author)

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Original Language: Swedish
Publisher: Pantheon.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0394485335
Page Count: 311

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