The man on the balcony
By: Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated from the Swedish by Alan Blair
Contributors: Wahlöö, Per, 1926-1975, author; Blair, Alan, translator
Series: Martin Beck series
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: swe
Translation of: Mannen på balkongen
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780007439133
Subjects: Martin Beck (Fictitious character); Fiction; Police; Murder; Investigation
Description: In the once peaceful parks of Stockholm, a killer is stalking young girls and disposing their bodies. The city is on edge, and an undercurrent of fear has gripped its residents. Martin Beck, now a superintendent, has two possible witnesses: a silent, stone-cold mugger and a mute three year old boy. With the likelihood of another murder growing as each day passes, the police force work night and day. But their efforts have offered little insight into the methodology of the killer. Then a distant memory resurfaces in Beck's mind, and he may just have the break he needs for this third installment of the Martin Beck mystery series.
Notes: This translation originally published: New York: Pantheon, 1968; London: Gollancz, 1969.

Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10 books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo - a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction. MAN ON THE BALCONY balances the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it - resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.--publisher description.

Translated fron the Swedish.