
The Laughing Policeman
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 a husband and wife team from Sweden.
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- Martin Beck series
- ISBN-13
- 9780007439140
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Awards
- Edgar Award for Best NovelWon(1971)
Other awarded books from Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
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