Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, her husband and
coauthor, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries. They plotted and
researched each book together then wrote alternate chapters. The
books were written over a ten year period and carefully planned to
allow for gradual character development and evolving social
commentary as the series continued. Mr Wahloo, who died in
1975, was a reporter for several Swedish newspapers and magazines
and wrote numerous radio and television plays, film scripts, short
stories, and novels. Maj Sjöwall is also a poet.
“The best yet in a superb series of mysteries.”–Minneapolis
Tribune
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“One of the most authentic, gripping and profound collections of
police procedurals ever accomplished.”–Michael Connelly
“It’s hard to think of any other thriller writers (apart from
Simenon perhaps) who can capture so much of a society in a couple
of hundred pages and yet still hold true to the thriller
form.”–Sean and Nicci French
“Lively, stylistically taut . . . Sjöwall and Wahlöö changed the
genre.”–Henning Mankell
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