num_pages: 180
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Man on the Balcony: The Story of a Crime
titlecomplete: The Man on the Balcony: The Story of a Crime (Martin Beck,#3)
characters: Einar Rönn, Martin Beck, Lennart Kollberg, Gunvald Larsson
genres: Sweden, Noir, Mystery, Crime, Nordic Noir, Swedish Literature, Detective, Thriller, Fiction, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 7336
places: Sweden
series: Martin Beck 
publisher: Gollancz