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Roseanna – The Martin Beck Series

Roseanna – The Martin Beck Series

Author(s): Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

Location(s): Lake Vättern

Genre(s): Crime

Era(s): 1960s

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Very much of the era – and very stylish for the time – this series by husband and wife team leads the pack. A girl’s body is found by a dredger in a lock near Sweden’s Lake Vattern. She is naked and there are no clues. Martin Beck is called from Stockholm to help the local authorities in their investigation. Time consuming legwork and determination help solve the crime. Can conjure up the grey light of Sweden

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If you haven’t read Sjöwall/Wahlöö, start now.’ Sunday Telegraph

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