Maj Sjöwall

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Maj Sjöwall is a poet. She lives in Sweden. is a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for the collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm.

Maj Sjöwall in our features

The Martin Beck series — COP KILLER

The ninth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 5th Jan 2012

The Martin Beck series — THE TERRORISTS

The final book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 5th Jan 2012

The Martin Beck series — THE ABOMINABLE MAN

The seventh book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 5th Jan 2012

The Martin Beck series — THE LOCKED ROOM

The eighth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 5th Jan 2012

The Martin Beck series — THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN

The fourth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 1st Sep 2011

The Martin Beck series — THE FIRE ENGINE THAT DISAPPEARED

The fifth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 1st Sep 2011

The Martin Beck series — MURDER AT THE SAVOY

The sixth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 1st Sep 2011

The Martin Beck series — ROSEANNA

The first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 23rd Jun 2011

The Martin Beck series — THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE

The second book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 23rd Jun 2011

The Martin Beck series — THE MAN ON THE BALCONY

The third book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.

Publication date: UK 23rd Jun 2011

The Martin Beck series — THE FIRE ENGINE THAT DISAPPEARED [ePub edition]

The excellent fifth classic installment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since.

Publication date: UK 20th Aug 2009

The Martin Beck series — ROSEANNA [ePub edition]

Roseanna is the first book in the hugely acclaimed Martin Beck series: the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime fiction and influenced writers from Stieg Larrson to Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Lars Kepplar.

Publication date: UK 10th Apr 2009

The Martin Beck series — THE TERRORISTS [ePub edition]

The final classic installment in the excellent Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since.