Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, her husband and coauthor, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries. They plotted and researched each book together then wrote alternate chapters. The books were written over a ten year period and carefully planned to allow for gradual character development and evolving social commentary as the series continued. Mr Wahloo, 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 is also a poet.
“Rendered with crisp, elegant prose and tension so thick the reader
could crack a tooth.”—Dennis Lehane, from the
introduction
“Of all the Sjöwall/Wahlöö books, The Terrorists be the tightest in
organization and the most suspenseful.”—The New York Times
"One of the most authentic, gripping and profound collections of
police procedurals ever accomplished."--Michael Connelly
“Lively, stylistically taut . . . Sjöwall and Wahlöö changed the
genre.”—Henning Mankell
“The Sjöwall-Wahlöö style and stories are dramas that expose
fascinating truths about modern life.”—Chicago Tribune
“The most superb new police mystery writer of recent years has been
the tandem Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö.”—Los Angeles Times
“Sjöwall and Wahlöö are still the best writers of police procedure
in the world.”—Birmingham Post
“The whole series has an immediacy to it that is both honest and
awesome. These are the kind of books you can’t help but read in one
sitting.”—Minnesota Daily
"The [Martin Beck] series has maintained such a degree of
excellence that comparisons are near impossible."--Minneapolis
Tribune
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