The laughing policeman
By: Maj Sjőwall and Per Wahlőő ; translated from the Swedish by Alan Blair
Contributors: Wahlöö, Per, 1926-1975
Series: Martin Beck series -- 4; Martin Beck series -- 4.
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780007242948
Subjects: Police; Martin Beck (Fictitious character); Mass murder; Fiction
Work titles: Skrattande polisen
Description: On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by an unknown assassin. The press, anxious for an explanation for the seemingly random crime, quickly dubs him a madman. But Martin Beck of the Homicide Squad suspects otherwise: this apparently motiveless killer has managed to target one of Beck's best detectives.
Notes: Republished with an introduction by Sean & Nicci French and P.S. section -- Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 1970 ; London: Gollancz, 1971.