Martin Beck
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Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in a series of ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled The Story of a Crime. Frequently referred to as
Maj Sjöwall, joint author of the series.
Gösta Ekman, who played Martin Beck in the 1993/1994 film series of 6 books.
Mikael Persbrandt who played Larsson in the 1997-2015 film series.
Roseanna (novel)
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Roseanna is a mystery novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, first published in 1965. It is the first novel in their detective series revolving around Martin Beck and his team.
Martin Beck
…and are renowned for extensive character and setting development throughout the series. This is in part due to careful planning by Sjöwall and Wahlöö. Roseanna (Roseanna, 1965) The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Mannen som gick upp i rök, 1966…
First edition (Swedish)