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Martin Beck Series

10 primary works • 13 total works
Martin Beck, a police inspector in Stockholm, Sweden.

Book 1

Roseanna
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3.78 · 17969 Ratings · 1476 Reviews · published 1965 · 172 editions
The masterful first novel in the Martin Beck serie…

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    Book 2

    The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
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    3.83     · 9277 Ratings · 596 Reviews · published 1966 · 125 editions
    His holiday has just an August spent with his fami…

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    Book 3

    The Man on the Balcony
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    3.92     · 7660 Ratings · 484 Reviews · published 1967 · 125 editions
    Someone is killing young girls in the once-peacefu…

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    Book 4

    The Laughing Policeman
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    3.99     · 10293 Ratings · 776 Reviews · published 1967 · 142 editions
    With its wonderfully observed lawmen (including th…

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    Book 5

    The Fire Engine That Disappeared
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    3.95     · 5926 Ratings · 325 Reviews · published 1969 · 101 editions
    Gunvald Larsson sits carefully observing the dingy…

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    Book 6

    Murder at the Savoy
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    3.87     · 5567 Ratings · 312 Reviews · published 1970 · 101 editions
    The murder of Victor Palmgren, a Swedish industria…

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    Book 7

    The Abominable Man
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    4.02     · 5768 Ratings · 332 Reviews · published 1971 · 54 editions
    On a quiet night a high-ranking police officer, Ny…

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    Book 8

    The Locked Room
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    3.94     · 5679 Ratings · 352 Reviews · published 1972 · 112 editions
    In one part of town, a woman robs a bank. In anoth…

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    Book 9

    Cop Killer
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    4.01     · 4294 Ratings · 251 Reviews · published 1974 · 96 editions
    A woman is found dead in Anderslöv, a small villag…

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    Book 10

    The Terrorists
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    4.07     · 3748 Ratings · 301 Reviews · published 1975 · 97 editions
    Finished just a few weeks before Per Wahloo's deat…

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    Book 1-2

    Martin Beck Mysteries: The Man Who Went Up in Smoke & Roseanna
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    4.10     · 91 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
    The Man Who Went Up in Smoke and Roseanna.

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    Book 1-3

    I primi casi di Martin Beck: Roseanna - L'uomo che andò in fumo - L'uomo al balcone
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    3.75     · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    Maj Sjöwall e Per Wahlöö, compagni nella vita oltr…

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    Book 1-4

    The Martin Beck Series: Books 1–4
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    4.25     · 103 Ratings · published 2012 · 1 edition

    Here, in one eBook volume, are the first four book…

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