The Martin Beck series is a collection of 10 detective novels written by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö and feature the swedish police detective Martin Beck.
The series recieved critical acclaim, with the fourth novel "The Laughing Policeman" winning the Edgar Award in 1971 for best novel. All ten novels have also been made into films.
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Originally written in the 1960's by the Swedish author Maj Sjowall and her partner Per Wahlöö, Roseanna is a defining point in the genre of crime fiction, not only founding the award winning ten book series that feature Martin Beck - all of which have been made into films - but influencing many authors including Stieg Larsso...
I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.