Description
| Product ID: | 9780007439119 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | A Martin Beck Novel |
| Title: | Roseanna |
| Authors: | Author: Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. The first 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 Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö – 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.‘Roseanna’ begins on a July afternoon, the body of a young woman is dredged from Sweden''s beautiful Lake Vattern. Three months later, all that Police Inspector Martin Beck knows is that her name is Roseanna, that she came from Lincoln, Nebraska, and that she could have been strangled by any one of eighty-five people.With its authentically rendered settings and vividly realized characters, and its command over the intricately woven details of police detection, ‘Roseanna’ is a masterpiece of suspense and sadness. |
| Imprint Name: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-06-23 |
