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The Laughing Policeman

by Maj Sjöwall · Per Wahlöö

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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 lo...

First published 1970 236 pages
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Literature
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Recommended
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2
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DDC 839.737 LCC PT-9876.29000000.J63 S513 1993 Beck, martin (fictitious character), fictionCrime, fictionEdgar AwardFictionFiction, generalFiction, mystery & detective, police proceduralLarge type booksMartin Beck (Fictitious character)
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ISBN 9781433263538 English
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