| The Locked Room: The Locked Room: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (8) Contributor(s): Sjowall, Maj (Author), Wahloo, Per (Author), Connelly, Michael (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0307390497 ISBN-13: 9780307390493 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: A young blonde in sunglasses robs a bank and kills a hapless citizen. Across town, a corpse with a bullet shot through its heart is found in a locked room--with no gun at the scene. The crimes seem disparate, but to Martin Beck they are two pieces of the same puzzle, and solving it becomes the one way he can escape the pains of his failed marriage and the lingering effects of a near-fatal bullet wound. Exploring the ramifications of egotism and intellect, luck and accident, this tour de force of detection bears the unmistakable substance and gravity of real life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010502183 |
| Series: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.26" W x 8.06" (0.57 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The stunning eighth installment in the Martin Beck mystery series by the renowned Swedish crime writing duo is a masterful take on a classic locked room mystery. With an introduction by Michael Connelly: One of the most authentic, gripping, and profound collections of police procedurals ever accomplished. A young blonde in sunglasses robs a bank and kills a hapless citizen. Across town, a corpse with a bullet shot through its heart is found in a locked room-with no gun at the scene. The crimes seem disparate, but to Martin Beck they are two pieces of the same puzzle, and solving it becomes the one way he can escape the pains of his failed marriage and the lingering effects of a near-fatal bullet wound. Exploring the ramifications of egotism and intellect, luck and accident, this tour de force of detection bears the unmistakable substance and gravity of real life. |