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2011
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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...
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...
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2010
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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...
On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine...
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2010
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The masterful second novel in the Martin Beck series of mysteries by the internationally renowned crime writing duo, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Beck searching Budapest for a well-known Swedish journalist who has disappeared without a trace. With an introduction by Val McDermid: "So many of the elements that have become integral...in the police procedural subgenre started life in these ten novels....Their plots are second
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Beck volume 1
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Two patrolling police officers are killed after stumbling onto criminals who have just stolen large amounts of explosives. Detective Martin Beck and his team must locate the suspects before it's too late.
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Beck volume 5
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Beck and his team investigate the murder of an accountant at an airport parking lot. Meanwhile, a reporter receives an anonymous tip regarding the embezzling of funds earmarked for repairing nuclear reactors.
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Beck volume 1
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The body of a man is discovered in an abandoned house. The man's wife and their two children have fled the scene and refuse to come out of hiding. After Martin Beck tracks the woman down, he understands why she wants to keep her case out of the hands of the police.
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Beck volume 1
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Martin's loyalty is put to the test when Gunvald goes off the grid on a personal vendetta.
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Beck volume 6
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An internal power struggle grips Beck's team as they investigate a trailer park fire.
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Beck volume 1
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Martin Beck is drawn out of retirement to help catch a suspected terrorist.
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Beck volume 2
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Martin investigates a gangland shooting and Gunvald gets too close to the victim's widow.
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Beck volume 6
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A rapist and murderer is targeting women through personal ads on public bulletin boards. Beck's not comfortable with it, but he lets Alice go undercover and pose as someone answering the latest ad.
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Beck volume 1
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Martin and Steinar return when a dead man is found floating in the water near Liljeholmen.
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Beck volume 2
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Josef's unofficial investigation into a friend's father's death leads to danger.
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Beck volume 5
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Martin Beck gets a phone call from a German colleague visiting Stockholm for an art auction. He's found a dead woman in his hotel, and needs Martin's help. The murder investigation brings Beck's team into the world of art fraud.
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Beck volume 2
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Oskar and Josef make a macabre discovery in the trunk of a car, but things are not what they seem.
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Beck volume 7
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The double-life of a homosexual police officer leads to a showdown between Beck and his arch-enemy Gavling, a.k.a. The Money Man - a notorious kingpin in the underworld of Stockholm.
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Beck volume 8
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A commuter on the last subway of the night is found decapitated. Beck uncovers a gang of young computer freaks who have transformed the entire underground into a hellish, real-life video game where innocent people become targets.
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Beck volume 6
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Responding to an anonymous threat, the Stockholm bomb squad detonates a suspicious suitcase. Inside the tattered remains, they discover the body of an infant. Beck leads the investigation to hunt down the man responsible for the grizzly set-up, a man the newspapers call The Monster.
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Beck volume 1
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A murder investigation puts the Beck team on a collision course with an undercover operation.
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Beck volume 2
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An elderly woman is found murdered. The prime suspect is her husband, a deeply-religious man who collects Russian icons. His grief appears genuine, but his story doesn't check out.
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