Murder at the Savoy (The Martin Beck series, Book 6)

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The sixth 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 Sjwall and Per Wahl 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 Rankins John Rebus or Henning Mankells 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.

When Viktor Palmgren, a powerful industrialist, is casually shot during an after-dinner speech, the repercussions both on the international money markets and on the residents of the small coastal town of Malm are widespread. Chief Inspector Martin Beck is called in to help catch a killer nobody, not even the victim, was able to identify. He begins a systemic search for the friends, enemies, business associates and call girls who may have wanted Palmgren dead but in the process he finds to his dismay that he has nothing but contempt for the victim and sympathy for the murderer

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Praise for Sjowall & Wahloo:

The writing is elegant and surprisingly humorous if you havent come across Beck before, youre in for a treat Guardian

One of the most authentic, gripping and profound collections of police procedurals ever accomplished MichaelConnelly

This Swedish husband-and-wife collaboration, specialising in the police novel, has gone from strength to strength. Plots are interesting as well as realistic, the various homicide men are admirably characterised, and the amused, sarcastic comments on modern Sweden are a delight SundayTimes

Their mysteries dont just read well; they reread even better. Witness, wife, petty cop or crook theyre all real characters even if they get just a few sentences. The plots hold, because theyre ingenious but never inhuman NewYorkTimes

Author Bio

Maj Sjowall is a poet. She lives in Sweden.