| The Man on the Balcony Contributor(s): Sjowall, Maj (Author), Wahloo, Per (Author), Blair, Alan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1433260549 ISBN-13: 9781433260544 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: The chilling third novel in the Martin Beck series of mysteries by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjwall and Per Wahl, finds Martin Beck, now a superintendent, investigating a series of brutal muggings and child murders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Martin Beck Police Mysteries (Audio) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 5.2" (0.30 lbs) 5 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Someone is killing young girls in the once peaceful parks of Stockholm--killing them after "having his 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 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sjowall, Maj: - Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, wife and husband team, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries, virtually creating the modern police procedural. In addition to the many short stories and novels he wrote, Mr. Wahloo, who died in 1975, wrote numerous radio and television plays and was a reporter for several Swedish newspapers and magazines. Maj Sjowall is also a journalist and poet. She lives in Sweden. Wahloo, Per: -Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, wife and husband team, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries, virtually creating the modern police procedural. In addition to the many short stories and novels he wrote, Mr. Wahloo, who died in 1975, wrote numerous radio and television plays and was a reporter for several Swedish newspapers and magazines. Maj Sjowall is also a journalist and poet. She lives in Sweden. Weiner, Tom: -Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is an Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. |