About “The Abominable Man”
The Abominable Man is a 1971 police procedural novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, the seventh book in their series about Martin Beck. The plot follows Beck and his colleagues investigating the murder of a senior policeman known for his brutality, while a well-armed man climbs onto a roof in Stockholm during the investigation. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Praise for “The Abominable Man”
“Lively, stylistically taut . . . Sjöwall and Wahlöö changed the genre.”
“One of the most authentic, gripping and profound collections of police procedurals ever accomplished.”
“Sjöwall and Wahlöö write unsparingly and unswervingly. . . . Their plots are second to none.”
Book details
- First published
- 1971
- Latest edition
- 2009 · ISBN 9780307390905
- Pages
- 215
View more editions (7)
| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The abominable man | 2009 | 9780307390905 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Abominable Man | 2009 | 9780007323449 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Abominable Man | 1993 | 9781568492223 | Buy on Amazon | |
| The abominable man | 1980 | 0394742737 | Buy on Amazon | |
| The abominable man | 1975 | 0140039198 | Buy on Amazon | |
| The abominable man | 1973 | 0575016671 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The abominable man | 1972 | 0394471660 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Abominable Man?
The Abominable Man by Maj Sjöwall has 215 pages.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Book descriptions, author biographies, award records and review quotes on this page are courtesy of Penguin Random House.