The Laughing Policeman
A Martin Beck Police Mystery (4)
The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Martin Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass-murderer. With a new introduction by Jonathan Franzen: "I've read The Laughing Policeman six or eight times. Each time I reach the final twist on the final page, I shiver afresh."
On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by a mysterious assassin. The press portrays it as a freak attack and dubs the killer a madman. But Superintendent Martin Beck thinks otherwise—one of his most ambitious young detectives was among those killed—and he suspects it…
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February 10, 2009Born in 1926, Per Wahlöö was a Swedish writer and journalist who, alongside his own novels, collaborated with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, on the bestselling Martin Beck crime series, which is credited as inspiring writers as varied as Agatha Christie, Henning Mankell, and Jonathan Franzen. In 1971 the fourth novel in the series, The Laughing Policeman, won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Per Wahlöö died in 1975.
The Assignment
Per Wahloo
The Generals
Per Wahloo
A Necessary Action
Per Wahloo
Murder on the the Thirty-first Floor
Per Wahloo
The Steel Spring
Per Wahloo
Cop Killer
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Liza Marklund
The Terrorists
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Dennis Lehane
The Locked Room
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö with a New Introduction by Michael Connelly
The Abominable Man
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Intyroduction by Jens Lapidus
The Fire Engine that Disappeared
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Colin Dexter
Murder at the Savoy
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Arne Dahl
The Laughing Policeman
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Jonathan Franzen
The Man on the Balcony
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Jo Nesbo
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Val McDermidMaj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, her husband and coauthor, wrote ten Martin Beck mysteries. Mr Wahlöö, who died in 1975, was a reporter for several Swedish newspapers and magazines and wrote numerous radio and television plays, film scripts, short stories, and novels. Maj Sjöwall is also a poet.
Cop Killer
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Liza Marklund
The Terrorists
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Dennis Lehane
The Locked Room
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö with a New Introduction by Michael Connelly
The Abominable Man
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Intyroduction by Jens Lapidus
The Fire Engine that Disappeared
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Colin Dexter
Murder at the Savoy
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Arne Dahl
The Laughing Policeman
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Jonathan Franzen
The Man on the Balcony
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Jo Nesbo
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö With a New Introduction by Val McDermid
Roseanna
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Cop Killer
Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo
The Terrorists
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
The Locked Room
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
The Abominable Man
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
The Fire Engine that Disappeared
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
Murder at the Savoy
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
The Laughing Policeman
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
The Man on the Balcony
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall