The Laughing Policeman
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| Book: | The Laughing Policeman: A Martin Beck Police Mystery |
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| Author: | Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö |
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| Publisher: | Vintage |
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Reviews
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In this classic police procedural, the ever-dyspeptic Martin Beck has nothing to be amused about, even though it’s Christmastime. Åke Stenstrom, a young detective in Beck’s squad, has just been killed in an unprecedented mass murder aboard a Stockholm city bus. Was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time, or did he push a murderer too far in his efforts to make a name for himself on the force? Realizing that Stenstrom’s presence on the bus was no mere coincidence, his compatriots retrace his steps and chase years-old clues to a crime long thought unsolvable. Along with Roseanna, this is one of the best of Sjöwall and Wahlöö’s ten Martin Beck mysteries.
