Maj Sjowall

Per Wahloo

The thrilling ninth classic installment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.

Cop Killer (The Martin Beck series, Book 9)

Maj Sjöwall

Per Wahlöö

The Thrilling Ninth Classic Installment In The Martin Beck Detective Series From The 1960S The Novels That Have Inspired All Crime Fiction Written Ever Since. Widely Recognised As The Greatest Masterpieces Of Crime Fiction Ever Written, These Are The Original Detective Stories That Pioneered The Detective Genre. Written In The 1960S, They Are The Work Of Maj Sjowall And Per Wahloo A Husband And Wife Team From Sweden. The Ten Novels Follow The Fortunes Of The Detective Martin Beck, Whose Enigmatic, Taciturn Character Has Inspired Countless Other Policemen In Crime Fiction. The Novels Can Be Read Separately, But Do Follow A Chronological Order, So The Reader Can Become Familiar With The Characters And Develop A Loyalty To The Series. Each Book Will Have A New Introduction In Order To Help Bring These Books To A New Audience.

Cop Killer

Jason Porterfield

This is a strange one in that it sends Martin Beck to a small town that resembles the village in "The Trouble with Harry" and not much else happens. The subplots are unfocused and tangential and the pacing uneven. Not one of the finer moments in the series.

The ninth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s âe" 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. In a Swedish country town, a woman is brutally murdered and left buried in a swamp. On a quiet suburban street a midnight shootout takes place between three cops and two teenage boys. Detective Inspector Martin Beck and his partner Lennart Kollberg are called in on both cases. In the unfamiliar small-town setting, they encounter figures from their earlier casesâe¦

Cop Killer (The Martin Beck series, Book 9)

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