Maj Sjöwall

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Maj Sjöwall

Writing September 25, 1935

Stockholm, Sweden

Maj Sjöwall (5 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. She wrote the books in coll…

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Beck

Beck

6.8 1999 TV Show
Timeshift

Timeshift

7.0 2002 TV Show
Man on the Roof

Man on the Roof

7.1 1976 Movie
The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman

6.2 1973 Movie
Beck - The Man with the Icons

Beck - The Man with the Icons

5.6 1997 Movie
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

6.3 1997 Movie
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

6.0 1998 Movie
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

6.1 2002 Movie
Beck 03 - White Nights

Beck 03 - White Nights

6.3 1998 Movie
The Fire Engine That Disappeared

The Fire Engine That Disappeared

5.6 1993 Movie
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

6.7 1998 Movie
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

5.8 2001 Movie

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Maj Sjöwall (5 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. She wrote the books in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.

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  1. 2026
    Beck 54 - In the shadows

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  2. 2025
    Beck 53 - From the Ashes

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  3. 2025
    Beck 52 - The Invisible Man

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  4. 2024
    Beck 51 - Vilhelm

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  5. 2023
    Beck 50 - Deadlock

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  6. 2023
    Beck 49 - Inferno

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  7. 2023
    Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

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  8. 2022
    Beck 47 - The Death Trap

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  9. 2022
    Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

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  10. 2022
    Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

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  11. 2022
    Beck 44 - Rage Room

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  12. 2021
    Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

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  13. 2021
    Beck - Den förlorade sonen

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  14. 2021
    Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

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  15. 2020
    Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

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  16. 2020
    Beck 39 - Undercover

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  1. 2018
    Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

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  2. 2018
    Beck 37 - Without Intent

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  3. 2018
    Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

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  4. 2018
    Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

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  5. 2016
    Beck: The Last Day

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  6. 2016
    Beck 33 - End of the Road

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  7. 2016
    Beck 32 - Steinar

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  8. 2016
    Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

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  9. 2016
    Beck 31 - Gunvald

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  10. 2015
    Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

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  11. 2015
    Beck 29 - Invasion

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  12. 2015
    Beck 28 - The Family

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  13. 2015
    Beck 27 - Room 302

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  14. 2011
    Lone Wolves & Dragon Tattoos: How Scandinavian Crime Fiction Conquered the World

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  15. 2010
    Beck 26 - Buried Alive

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  16. 2009
    Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

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  17. 2007
    Beck 24 - In the Name of God

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  18. 2007
    Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

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  19. 2007
    Beck 22 - The Weak Link

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  20. 2007
    Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

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  21. 2007
    Beck 20 - The Lawyer

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  22. 2007
    Beck 19 - The Vulture

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  23. 2006
    Beck 17 - The Scorpion

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  24. 2004
    With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

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