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Description edit
The striking seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, 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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Martin Beck: Chief of the Swedish National Homicide Squad
- Einar Ronn: Add a description of this character.
- Lennart Kollberg
- Gunvald Larsson: Inspector at the Violence Division in Stockholm
- Fredrik Melander: Assistant Chief Inspector with the Violence Squad
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 10 in Martin Beck. (standard series)
Preceded by Murder at the Savoy, and followed by The Locked Room.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maj Sjöwall (Author)
- Per Wahlöö (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Swedish
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0394471660
Page Count: 215
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0394471660
Page Count: 215
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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