Category Archives: Martin Beck

Review: The Man on the Balcony, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

The Blurb The third book in the hugely acclaimed Martin Beck series … someone is assaulting and killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm. Detective Inspector Marin Beck has two witnesses: a cold-blooded mugger who won’t say much, … Continue reading →

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Review: Faceless Killers, Henning Mankell

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

This book is the first in the Wallander series of books. It was first published in Sweden in 1991. I have complied an Amazon list of all the books in the series The first few pages are written from the … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

This is the second of the ten Martin Beck novels. The first is Roseanna. They are quiet different books. Roseanna begins with the discover of the body. In this book Martin Beck is asked to track down a man who … Continue reading →

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Roseanna, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

This is the first in the ten book Martin Beck series. Bleak and grim for the most part. They couldn’t resist switching to a tense thriller for the last two chapters. A friend gave us the entire set of ten … Continue reading →

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