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"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 . . . Sjowall and Wahloo changed the genre."-Henning Mankell

The best yet in a superb series of mysteries. "Minneapolis Tribune"
.
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 . . . Sjowall and Wahloo changed the genre. Henning Mankell"

The best yet in a superb series of mysteries. Minneapolis Tribune
.
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 . . . Sjowall and Wahloo changed the genre. Henning Mankell"

"The best yet in a superb series of mysteries."-Minneapolis Tribune
.
"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 . . . Sjowall and Wahloo changed the genre."-Henning Mankell
About the Author:
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, her husband and coauthor, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries.  Mr. Wahlöö, 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 was also a poet.

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  • PublisherPenguin
  • Publication date1977
  • ISBN 10 0140042474
  • ISBN 13 9780140042474
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages265
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