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- ISBN-10: 0891903771
- ISBN-13: 9780891903772
- Pub date: Jun 01, 1986
- Also available as: Paperback and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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Brilliant!
Another interesting crime novel from the Swedish husband and wife team about life in Sweden in the 60's and 70's. We follow the investigation led by the redoubtable Martin Beck and his detailed sifting of meagre evidence to produce a result. Beck, as usual, is very meticulous in his scrutiny of anyt ... (continue)
Another interesting crime novel from the Swedish husband and wife team about life in Sweden in the 60's and 70's. We follow the investigation led by the redoubtable Martin Beck and his detailed sifting of meagre evidence to produce a result. Beck, as usual, is very meticulous in his scrutiny of anything that appears to be evidence. He, unlike his superior, rarely jumps to conclusions. He works on the basis of evidence not supposition or prejudice. This time he is helped by the local police chief Herrgot Allwright. Herrgot is very laid-back, knows everyone in the area, gets on well with them all. But he is unable to find the person, or persons, who killed or abducted a woman last seen waiting at a bus stop. So Beck is called in to investigate.
Martin and Herrgot get on well together from their first meeting. They are a complete contrast: Martin from a busy city and Herrgot from what appears to be a nothing-happens-here town. There is plenty of chat and humour.
Whilst Beck is investigating this 'mystery' two lazy Swedish policemen, enjoying a rest in their patrol car at a completely different location, are suddenly involved in an incident with two youths in a stolen car. The outcome: one policeman dead, one youth dead.
Beck's superior wants immediate action. He's being pressurised from above and so puts pressure on those below him - that means Beck. Beck, however, is not one to respond to pressure no matter who's applying it. He continues his meticulous examination of evidence and suspects.
Eventually the two cases seem to have something in common and, because of the ordinary hard work of the likes of Beck, justice is done. A great story!
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