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ⓘ About Maj Sjöwall
Maj Sjöwall is the pen name of Maj Sjöwall, who frequently collaborated with her husband Per Wahlöö. She was an author or crime and mystery fiction who unfortunately passed away in April 2020. Together they are a Swedish married couple that also happened to be committed Marxists at the time. She wrote a number of novels with her husband and they all featured the police detective Martin Beck, a Swedish detective. They wrote ten mystery books together featuring Beck. Maj Sjöwall made her debut as a published author in 1965 thanks to the debut of the novel Rosanna. This was the first in the Martin Beck series, which went on to have ten books in the series and an omnibus collection of the series was published in 2012, several years after the seventies decade in which they were published.
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Who is Maj Sjöwall?
Maj Sjöwall is the pen name of Maj Sjöwall, who frequently collaborated with her husband Per Wahlöö. She was an author or crime and mystery fiction who unfortunately passed away in April 2020. Together they are a Swedish married couple that also happened to be committed Marxists at the time.
Which Maj Sjöwall series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Martin Beck series, the earliest of Maj Sjöwall's multi-book series: it opens with Roseanna (1965) and runs to 10 books across 1965–1975, ending with The Terrorists (1975).
How many books has Maj Sjöwall written?
Maj Sjöwall has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1965 and 2018. 10 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Martin Beck series with 10 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Maj Sjöwall's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Maj Sjöwall's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Martin Beck (1965–1975, 10 books).
How are Maj Sjöwall's books organised into series?
This guide splits Maj Sjöwall's 12 books into 1 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Martin Beck (10 books, 1965–1975).