The man on the balcony: The story of a crime, - Hardcover
A quietly relentless thriller, The Man on the Balcony juxtaposes the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it--their perseverance, frustration, and horror--resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.
Someone is killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm--killing them after having his way. 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 force 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 . . . .
Someone is killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm--killing them after having his way. 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 force 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 . . . .
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"[Beck] had only seen the body for a few moments, and at a distance, and he didn't want to see it again if he could help it. This he knew to be an impossibility. The mental image of the child in the blue skirt and striped T-shirt was etched into his mind and would always remain there, together with all the others he could never get rid of.
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The Man on the Balcony
Someone is killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm -- killing them after having his way. 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 force 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.
A quietly relentless thriller, The Man on the balances the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it -- their perseverance, frustration, and horror -- resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.
Someone is killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm -- killing them after having his way. 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 force 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.
A quietly relentless thriller, The Man on the Balcony juxtaposes the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it -- their perseverance, frustration, and horror -- resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.
A quietly relentless thriller, The Man on the Balcony juxtaposes the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it -- their perseverance, frustration, and horror -- resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.
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- PublisherGollancz
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0575002859
- ISBN 13 9780575002852
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages180
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The Man on the Balcony: The Story of a Crime
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Book Description Original Red Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. 1969. [vi], 180pp. The second Martin Beck book. "A quietly relentless thriller, The Man on the Balcony juxtaposes the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it--their perseverance, frustration, and horror--resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling." Some minor shelf wear to dust-jacket. Top corner of jacket's front cover flap and lower corner of rear cover flap are clipped. Crease down the spine of the jacket. Both book and jacket are otherwise in very good condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # LitSjowall06
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. The Man on the Balcony by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (First UK Edition) File Copy Bumping to three corners, bright gilt lettering, bright unmarked endpapers and pages. Some dust rubbing to the jacket edges. Not price-clipped. "File Copy" stamped and "69" penned to back cover. Brodart cover. Publisher's File Copy. First UK Edition. Originally published in Sweden 1967. The second Martin Beck detective novel. BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX8147-1
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