description: A police captain is murdered in his hospital room and Martin Beck faces one of the greatest challenges in his professional life when his investigation unearths evidence of police corruption and brutality.
title: The Abominable Man
titlecomplete: The Abominable Man
characters: Martin Beck
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nordic Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Sweden, Swedish Literature, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 5505
places: Sweden
series: Martin Beck 
publisher: Vintage Books