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Loading... The Laughing Policeman (The Martin Beck series, Book 4) (original 1968; edition 2009)by Maj Sjowall (Author)
Work InformationThe Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall (1968)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Perhaps the most well-known of the Martin Beck detective series and winner of the Edgar Award in 1971. A double-decker bus crashes on a rainy night in Stockholm, with all of the people aboard shot to death, with one left clinging to life. The book follows various detective's work and contributions to the case as they systematically investigate each of the victim's, especially their dead colleague whose presence on the bus is a mystery to all. No laughing matter. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by an unknown assassin. The press, anxious for an explanation for the seemingly random crime, quickly dubs the killer a madman. But Superintendent Martin Beck of the Stockholm Homicide Squad suspects otherwise: this apparently motiveless killer has managed to target one of Beck's best detectives, young ke Stenstrm. Reasoning that Stenstrm would not have been riding that lethal bus without a reason, Beck retraces his steps and chases year-old clues to a crime long thought unsolvable. With its wonderfully observed lawmen (including the inimitable Martin Beck), its brilliantly rendered felons and their murky Stockholm underworld, and its deftly engineered plot, this is another incredible installment in the acclaimed Martin Beck mystery series. .No library descriptions found. |
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I will say I thought the treatment of some of the women is pretty misogynistic - some of it can be put down to the misogyny of the men but the treatment of Theresa, for example, feels very unfair and it's a bit gross in places. I don't think it ruins the book but it's a bit of a shame. There's also a 1 sentence description of something that's clearly rape but isn't described as such. That the author could have not noticed that makes me feel very uncomfortable, especially given that it's about a character who's incredibly sexualised (a nymphomaniac). It's 1 sentence so I don't like to make a big deal out of it but I guess I just think the way Theresa is talked about is gross and that was just too much. ( )