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Maj Sjöwall - Roseanna (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 1) - 9780007439119 - V9780007439119
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Roseanna (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 1)

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Description for Roseanna (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 1) Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.

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 Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö – a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the ... Read more

‘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.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
A Martin Beck Novel
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007439119
SKU
V9780007439119
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Maj Sjöwall
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, both left-wing journalists and politically radical, met in 1961 while working for magazines published by the same company. They married the next year and together created the Martin Beck crime series, famously writing alternate chapters at night after putting their children to bed. Wahlöö died at the age of 49 just as their 10th book ... Read more

Reviews for Roseanna (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 1)
‘They changed the genre. Whoever is writing crime fiction after these novels is inspired by them in one way or another.’ Henning Mankell ‘If you haven’t read Sjöwall/Wahlöö, start now.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Pick up one book…and ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Roseanna (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 1)


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