The Abominable Man
“This truth applies in most places and especially in Sweden. There are plenty of unsolved murders in Swedish criminal history, but not one of them involves the murder of a policeman.
When a member of their own troop meets with misfortune, the police seem to acquire many times their usual energy. All the complaints about lack of manpower and resources stop, and suddenly it’s possible to mobilize several hundred men for an investigation that would normally have occupied no more than three or four....
A man who lays hands on a policeman always gets caught. Not because the general public takes a solid stand behind the forces of law and order—as it does, for example, in England or the socialist countries—but because the police chief’s entire private army suddenly knows what it wants, and, what’s more, wants it very badly.
Martin Beck stood on Regeringsgatan enjoying the chilly freshness of the early morning.
He wasn’t armed, but in the inside right-hand pocket of his coat he was carrying a stenciled circular from National Police Headquarters.MoreLess
When a member of their own troop meets with misfortune, the police seem to acquire many times their usual energy. All the complaints about lack of manpower and resources stop, and suddenly it’s possible to mobilize several hundred men for an investigation that would normally have occupied no more than three or four....
A man who lays hands on a policeman always gets caught. Not because the general public takes a solid stand behind the forces of law and order—as it does, for example, in England or the socialist countries—but because the police chief’s entire private army suddenly knows what it wants, and, what’s more, wants it very badly.
Martin Beck stood on Regeringsgatan enjoying the chilly freshness of the early morning.
He wasn’t armed, but in the inside right-hand pocket of his coat he was carrying a stenciled circular from National Police Headquarters.MoreLess
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