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The Man on the Balcony: Book 3 (The Martin Beck series)

The Man on the Balcony: Book 3 (The Martin Beck series)

by Maj Sjöwall (Author), PerWahlöö (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

The third book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s -- the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10 books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo -- a husband and wife team from Sweden. They follow the fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn character has inspired countless other policemen in crime fiction; without his creation Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander may never have been conceived. The novels can be read separately, but are best read in chronological order, so the reader can follow the characters' development and get drawn into the series as a whole. 'The Man on the Balcony' balances the most inhuman of crimes with the humanity of the men who must solve it -- resulting in a police procedural that is as moving and credible as it is enthralling.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 15 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 000724293X
ISBN 13: 9780007242931

Media Reviews
'Authentic seeming, grim, but fascinating.' Sunday Telegraph 'A well-told, documentary-type tale of how the Stockholm police slog away!There is something of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels about it, but with less of a factory finish.' Spectator 'They changed the genre. Whoever is writing crime fiction after these novels is inspired by them in one way or another.' Henning Mankell 'If you haven't read Sjowall/Wahloo, start now.' Sunday Telegraph 'Pick up one book!and you become unhinged. You want to block out a week of your life, lie to your boss, and stay in bed, gorging on one after another.' Observer
Author Bio
Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, both left-wing journalists and politically radical, met in 1961 while working for magazines published by the same company. They married the next year and together created the Martin Beck crime series, famously writing alternate chapters at night after putting their children to bed. Wahloo died at the age of 49 just as their 10th book was going to press. Sjowall currently lives in Sweden and continues to work as a writer and translator. They won the esteemed Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Crime Fiction Book in 1971.