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The Man on the Balcony (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 3)
Maj Sjöwall
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Description for The Man on the Balcony (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 3)
Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The third 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: 188 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
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 Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö – a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the ... Read more
‘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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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
9780007439133
SKU
V9780007439133
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-30
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 The Man on the Balcony (A Martin Beck Novel, Book 3)
‘Authentic seeming, grim, but fascinating.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A well-told, documentary-type tale of how the Stockholm police slog away…There is something of Ed McBain's “87th Precinct” novels about it, but with less of a factory finish.’ Spectator ... Read more