The man on the balcony
By: Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ; translated from the Swedish by Alan Blair
Contributors: Wahlöö, Per, 1926-1975
Series: Martin Beck series; Martin Beck series
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780007242931
Subjects: Police; Martin Beck (Fictitious character); Fiction
Work titles: Mannen på balkongen
Description: Someone is killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm killing them after having his own way with them. The people of Stockholm are tense and fearful. Police Superintendent Martin Beck has two witnesses: a cold-blooded mugger who won&#x2019;t say much and a three-year-old boy who can&#x2019;t say much. The dedicated work of the police 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.
Notes: This translation originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1968.

Translated from the Swedish.