The Abominable Man - Martin Beck, Bk 7 Author:Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo On a quiet night a high-ranking police officer, Nyland, is slaughtered in his hospital bed, brutally massacred with a bayonet. It's not hard to find people with a motive to kill him; in fact the problem for Detective Inspector Martin Beck is how to narrow the list down to one suspect. But as he investigates Nyland's murder he must confro... more »nt whether he is willing to risk his life for his job.« less