Name: The Locked Room (The Martin Beck series, Book 8)
ISBN: 9780007323456

Maj Sjowall

Per Wahloo

The eighth classic instalment in this genre-changing series of novels starring Detective Inspector Martin Beck. This new edition has an introduction by Michael Connolly.

The Locked Room (The Martin Beck series, Book 8)

Maj Sjöwall

Per Wahlöö

The Eighth Classic Instalment In This Genre-Changing Series Of Novels Starring Detective Inspector Martin Beck. This New Edition Has An Introduction By Michael Connolly. In One Part Of Town, A Woman Robs A Bank. In Another, A Corpse Is Found Shot Through The Heart In A Room Locked From Within, With No Firearm In Sight. Although The Two Incidents Appear Unrelated, Detective Inspector Martin Beck Believes Otherwise, And Solving The Mystery Acquires The Utmost Importance. Haunted By A Near-Fatal Bullet Wound And Trying To Recover From The Break-Up Of His Unhappy Marriage, Beck Throws Himself Into The Case To Escape From The Prison That His Own Life Has Come To Resemble. Written In The 1960S, These Masterpieces 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.

The Locked Room (The Martin Beck series, Book 8)

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