The Laughing Policeman

Author: Maj Sjöwall
Publisher: Orion
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by an unknown assassin. The press, anxious for an explanation for the seemingly random crime, quickly dubs him a madman. But Superintendent Martin Beck of the Stockholm Homicide Squad suspects otherwise. This apparently motiveless killer has managed to target one of Beck2s best detectives--and he, surely, would not have been riding that lethal bus without a reason, Beck retraces his steps and chases year-old clues to a crime long thought unsolvable.

The Terrorists

Author: Maj Sjowall
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307390888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
The final novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö is a masterful, all consuming tale that rushes toward a thrilling, unexpected climax. With a new introduction by Dennis Lehane: "Tension so thick the reader could crack a tooth." An American senator is visiting Stockholm and Martin Beck must lead a team to protect him from an international gang of terrorists. However, in the midst of the fervor created by the diplomatic visit, a young, peace-loving woman is accused of robbing a bank. Beck is determined to prove her innocence, but gets trapped in the maze of police bureaucracy. To complicate matters a millionaire pornographer has been bludgeoned to death in his own bathtub. Filled with the twists and turns and the pulse pounding excitement that are the hallmarks of the Martin Beck novels, The Terrorists is the stunning conclusion to the incredible series that changed crime fiction forever.

The Man on the Balcony

Author: Maj Sjowall
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307744272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
In this chilling installment of “the first great series of police thrillers” (Michael Ondaatje, national bestselling author of Warlight) by an internationally renowned crime duo, superintendent Martin Beck investigates a string of child murders. In the once peaceful parks of Stockholm, a killer is stalking young girls and disposing their bodies. The city is on edge, and an undercurrent of fear has gripped its residents. Martin Beck, now a superintendent, has two possible witnesses: a silent, stone-cold mugger and a mute three year old boy. With the likelihood of another murder growing as each day passes, the police force work night and day. But their efforts have offered little insight into the methodology of the killer. Then a distant memory resurfaces in Beck's mind, and he may just have the break he needs.

The Fire Engine that Disappeared

Author: Maj Sjowall
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307744299
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
The lightning-paced fifth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Beck investigating one of the strangest, most violent, and unforgettable crimes of his career.The incendiary device that blew the roof off a Stockholm apartment not only interrupted the small, peaceful orgy underway inside, it nearly took the lives of the building's eleven occupants. And if one of Martin Beck's colleagues hadn't been on the scene, the explosion would have led to a major catastrophe because somehow a regulation fire-truck has vanished. Was it terrorism, suicide, or simply a gas leak? And what if, anything, did the explosion have to do with the peculiar death earlier that day of a 46-year-old bachelor whose cryptic suicide note consisted of only two words: "Martin Beck"?

The Third Policeman

Author: Flann O'Brien
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9780330241588
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
With the publication of The Third Policeman, Dalkey Archive Press now has all of O'Brien's fiction back in print.

The Laughing Policeman

Author: Elizabeth J. Brown
Publisher: Brimstone Chorus
ISBN: 9781739817039
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
Charlie Haynes is an ageing ex-detective, working unsolved cases. When a spate of ritualistic killings show similarities to one of his old investigations he must confront his own demons and free an innocent from the grip of an insatiable evil.

The Laughing Gorilla

Author: Robert Graysmith
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101145188
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 399

Book Description
During the 1920s, in more than a dozen cities, over four years, and across two continents, women were being butchered. Eyewitneses claim the perpetrator was a hulking Bible-carrying brute who lumbered on all fours, and laughed maniacally with each new slaughter. The crimes haunted San Francisco Police Captain Charles Dullea, the last honest cop in one of the most notoriously corrupt departments in the country. But nothing could have prepared Dullea for where the case- and the truth-would take him.

The Laughing Policeman

Author: Maj Sjowall
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307744280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Martin Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass-murderer. With a new introduction by Jonathan Franzen: "I've read The Laughing Policeman six or eight times. Each time I reach the final twist on the final page, I shiver afresh." 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.

The Martin Beck Series: Books 1–4

Author: Maj Sjowall
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007503245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 933

Book Description
Here, in one eBook volume, are the first four books in the hugely acclaimed Martin Beck series – novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime fiction and influenced writers from Stieg Larsson to Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell to Lars Kepplar.

Cop Killer

Author: Maj Sjowall
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307744329
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
The shocking ninth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö finds Beck investigating parallel cases that have shocked a small rural community. In a country town, a woman is brutally murdered and left buried in a swamp. There are two main suspects: her closest neighbor and her ex-husband. Meanwhile, on a quiet suburban street a midnight shootout takes place between three cops and two teenage boys. Dead, one cop and one kid. Wounded, two cops. Escaped, one kid. Martin Beck and his partner Lenart Kollberg are called in to investigate. As Beck digs deeper into the murky waters of the young girl’s murder, Kollberg scours the town for the teenager, and together they are forced to examine the changing face of crime.