The final book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70
s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely accl
aimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and ha
ve inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. An Amer
ican senator is visiting Stockholm.
A group of terrorists is determined to as
sassinate him. Detective Inspector Martin Beck is determined to stop them. At th
e same time, there is the ambiguous case of a young woman on trial, the latest i
n a long string of bank robberies plaguing the city, and the mysterious circumst
ances of a millionaire porn filmmaker found brutally murdered at his mistress' h
ouse.
Will Beck be able to manage each unravelling case and prevent further a
trocities, even when his own life is put on the line?
