The seventh book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s & 70s
- the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels & have inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell & Jo Nesbo. On a quiet night a high-ranking police officer, Nyl&, 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 confront whether he is willing to risk his life for his job.