 First edition (Swedish) | |
| Author | Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö |
|---|---|
| Original title | Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Martin Beck series |
| Publisher | Norstedts Förlag (Sweden) Pantheon Books (US) |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1972 |
| Pages | 194 |
| ISBN | 91-1-715611-4 |
| OCLC | 13383505 |
| LC Class | PT9876.29.J63 V4 |
| Preceded by | Murder at the Savoy |
| Followed by | The Locked Room |
The Abominable Man (Swedish: Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle, meaning "The abominable man from Säffle") is a 1971 police procedural novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. It is the seventh book in their series about Martin Beck. The plot follows Martin Beck and his colleagues trying to solve a murder on a senior policeman, known for his brutality against others. While the investigation is ongoing, a well armed man climbs up on a roof in Stockholm.
One of Donald Knuth's favourite novels, he described it as "one of Sjöwall and Wahlöö's brilliantly Swedish detective novels".[1]