The third thrilling classic instalment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since. The Martin Beck series is widely recognised as the greatest masterpiece of crime fiction ever written. These are the original detective stories that pioneered the detective genre and inspired writers from Agatha Christie to Henning Mankell; Graham Greene to Jonathan Franzen. Translated into 35 languages, they have sold over 10 million copies around the ...
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The third thrilling classic instalment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since. The Martin Beck series is widely recognised as the greatest masterpiece of crime fiction ever written. These are the original detective stories that pioneered the detective genre and inspired writers from Agatha Christie to Henning Mankell; Graham Greene to Jonathan Franzen. Translated into 35 languages, they have sold over 10 million copies around the world. Written in the 1960s, they are the work of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo - a husband-and-wife team from Sweden. The ten novels follow the fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction. The novels can be read separately, but do follow a chronological order, so the reader can become familiar with the characters and develop a loyalty to the series. Each book will have a new introduction in order to help bring these books to a new audience. Someone is killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm - killing them after having his own way with them. The people of Stockholm are tense and fearful. Police Superintendent Martin Beck has two witnesses: a cold-blooded mugger who won't say much and a three-year-old boy who can't say much. The dedicated work of the police seems to be leading nowhere, and with each passing day, the likelihood of another murder grows. But then Beck remembers someone - or something - he overheard. 'The Man on the Balcony' balances the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it - resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.
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Add this copy of The Man on the Balcony to cart. $120.00, very good condition, Sold by Scene of the Crime Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Niagara Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Victor Gollancz.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First edition first printing of the second novel in the Martin Beck series. There are two small chips to the front panel of the dustjacket. In very good / very good condition.
What a chilling thought ~ that someone is observing every little movement you make, and studying you without your knowledge. #3 in the Sjowall-Wahloo series that gets better and better.
