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The third book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the
1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime
writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original
Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg
Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10
books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjoewall and
Per Wahloeoe - a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the
fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn
character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction;
without his creation Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's
Kurt Wallander may never have been conceived. The novels can be
read separately, but are best read in chronological order, so the
reader can follow the characters' development and get drawn into
the series as a whole. 'The Man on the Balcony' balances the most
inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it -
resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as
it is enthralling.
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Roseanna (Paperback)
Maj Sjoewall, Per Wahloeoe; Introduction by Henning Mankell
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The first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the
1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime
writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original
Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg
Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10
books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjoewall and
Per Wahloeoe - a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the
fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn
character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction;
without his creation Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's
Kurt Wallander may never have been conceived. The novels can be
read separately, but are best read in chronological order, so the
reader can follow the characters' development and get drawn into
the series as a whole. 'Roseanna' begins on a July afternoon, the
body of a young woman is dredged from Sweden's beautiful Lake
Vattern. Three months later, all that Police Inspector Martin Beck
knows is that her name is Roseanna, that she came from Lincoln,
Nebraska, and that she could have been strangled by any one of
eighty-five people. With its authentically rendered settings and
vividly realized characters, and its command over the intricately
woven details of police detection, 'Roseanna' is a masterpiece of
suspense and sadness.
The second book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from
the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime
writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original
Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg
Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10
books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjoewall and
Per Wahloeoe - a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the
fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn
character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction;
without his creation Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's
Kurt Wallander may never have been conceived. The novels can be
read separately, but are best read in chronological order, so the
reader can follow the characters' development and get drawn into
the series as a whole. 'The Man Who Went Up in Smoke' starts as
Martin Beck has just begun his holiday: an August spent with his
family on a small island off the coast of Sweden. But when a
neighbour gets a phone call, Beck finds himself packed off to
Budapest, where a boorish journalist has vanished without a trace.
Instead of passing leisurely sun-filled days with his children,
Beck must troll about in the Eastern Europe underworld for a man
nobody knows, with the aid of the coolly efficient local police,
who do business while soaking at the public baths - and at the risk
of vanishing along with his quarry.
The fifth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the
1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime
writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original
Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg
Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10
books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjoewall and
Per Wahloeoe - a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the
fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn
character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction;
without his creation Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's
Kurt Wallander may never have been conceived. The novels can be
read separately, but are best read in chronological order, so the
reader can follow the characters' development and get drawn into
the series as a whole. Gunvald Larsson sits carefully observing the
dingy Stockholm apartment of a man under police surveillance. He
looks at his watch: nine minutes past eleven in the evening. He
yawns, slapping his arms to keep warm. At the same moment the house
explodes, killing at least three people. Chief Inspector Martin
Beck and his men don't suspect arson or murder until they discover
a peculiar circumstance and a link is established between the
explosion and a suicide committed that same day, in which the dead
man left a note consisting of just two words: Martin Beck.
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The Abominable Man (Paperback)
Maj Sjoewall, Per Wahloeoe; Introduction by Lee Child
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R280
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The seventh book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from
the 1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of
Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck
series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have
inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo
Nesbo. On a quiet night a high-ranking police officer, Nyland, 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.
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The Laughing Policeman (Paperback)
Maj Sjoewall, Per Wahloeoe; Introduction by Jonathan Franzen
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R311
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The fourth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from
the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime
writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original
Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg
Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10
books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjoewall and
Per Wahloeoe - a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the
fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn
character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction;
without his creation Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's
Kurt Wallander may never have been conceived. The novels can be
read separately, but are best read in chronological order, so the
reader can follow the characters' development and get drawn into
the series as a whole. 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 him a madman. But Martin Beck of the Homicide Squad suspects
otherwise: this apparently motiveless killer has managed to target
one of Beck's best detectives - and he, surely, would not have been
riding that lethal bus without a reason. With its wonderfully
observed lawmen, its brilliantly rendered felons and their murky
Stockholm underworld, and its deftly engineered plot, 'The Laughing
Policeman' has long been recognised as a classic of the police
procedural.
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The Locked Room (Paperback)
Maj Sjoewall, Per Wahloeoe; Introduction by Michael Connelly
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R284
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The eighth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from
the 1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of
Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck
series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have
inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo
Nesbo. In one part of town, a woman robs a bank. In another, a
corpse is found shot through the heart in a room locked from
within, with no firearm in sight. Although the two incidents appear
unrelated, Detective Inspector Martin Beck believes otherwise, and
solving the mystery acquires the utmost importance. Haunted by a
near-fatal bullet wound and trying to recover from the break-up of
his unhappy marriage, Beck throws himself into the case to escape
from the prison that his own life has come to resemble.
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Cop Killer (Paperback)
Maj Sjoewall, Per Wahloeoe; Introduction by Lars Kepler
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R285
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The ninth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the
1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian
crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the
original Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings
of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. In a Swedish
country town, a woman is brutally murdered and left buried in a
swamp. On a quiet suburban street a midnight shootout takes place
between three cops and two teenage boys. Detective Inspector Martin
Beck and his partner Lennart Kollberg are called in on both cases.
In the unfamiliar small-town setting, they encounter figures from
their earlier cases...
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The Terrorists (Paperback)
Maj Sjoewall, Per Wahloeoe; Introduction by Dennis Lehane
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The final book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the
1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian
crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the
original Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings
of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. An American senator
is visiting Stockholm. A group of terrorists is determined to
assassinate him. Detective Inspector Martin Beck is determined to
stop them. At the same time, there is the ambiguous case of a young
woman on trial, the latest in a long string of bank robberies
plaguing the city, and the mysterious circumstances of a
millionaire porn filmmaker found brutally murdered at his mistress'
house. Will Beck be able to manage each unravelling case and
prevent further atrocities, even when his own life is put on the
line?
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