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British Detectives Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseI have enjoyed all 10 of the Sjowall Wahloo series featuring Martin Beck as the Stockholm detective of murder mysteries. However, this one's plot is just so brilliant and ironic, it has to be the best. Not only the plot but also the development of both major and minor characters, the way the social commentary is integrated here, and the subplot of the landlady who seems to mean more to Martin Beck than he realizes himself,...
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The seventh Martin Beck novel. Recovering from his misadventures in "The Abominable Man", Beck takes up a seemingly unsolvable case: a friendless, elderly miser, shot one time in the head in a one-bedroom apartment, with locked doors and locked windows, and no gun in sight. Meanwhile, his colleagues are investigating the high-profile shooting of a security guard during a daring bank robbery conducted, apparently, by a beautiful...
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The characteristic of a murder mystery that I have always loved is the way the sharp edge of a murder investigation slices through the layers of society. In this book, we have a decaying police force depicted with all of its warts and heros, and a group of common criminals who know no other means of support. The murder mystery ambles along at a comfortable pace, as we watch the police investigation of bank robberies become...
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this is a very good book. If you like the other martin beck books you will enjoy this one as well. This book is one the books that hasn't been made into a film wich is good I think. No fillm really does the characters justice.
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I'm assuming that this series is so intelligent and underappreciated that I'm preaching to the converted, however, I've read em all and this and Fire Engine That Disappeared are the best
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If you love good page-turners that keep you up reading all night or suspenseful flicks that keep you on the edge of your seat, the following thrillers are just what you need.
September 15 was the birthday of Agatha Christie 130 years ago; next month marks the centenary of her first publication. The prolific mystery author stands as one of the bestselling fiction writers of all time, second only to Shakespeare. Here we reflect on her life and works.
We may not get to hang out on our favorite beaches this summer. But whether or not you get to bury your toes in the sand, you can drift away with one of these timeless tales. And be sure to check out some of the hottest new reads, too.
"The murderer is with us - on the train now..."
Who doesn't like a little mystery in their life? We spend each day so lost in the routine of working, taking care of the kids, cooking, cleaning, etc. that it becomes hard to carve out a few moments during the day that we can make completely about ourselves. However, sometimes an opportunity to step into another world with a good (especially discounted!) book, and use those parts of our brain that we feel go dormant at times, is much needed. Who better to stimulate our thrill-seeking, mystery-solving, crime-fighting selves than one of the best-selling authors of all time, Agatha Christie.