Maj Sjöwall

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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Man on the Roof

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

7.1

74 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1976

50 years ago
The Laughing Policeman

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

6.2

66 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1973

53 years ago
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

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Average Rating

5.9

38 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1998

28 years ago
Beck - The Man with the Icons

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Average Rating

5.6

37 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1997

28 years ago
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

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Average Rating

6.3

37 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1997

29 years ago
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

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Average Rating

6.0

36 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 2002

24 years ago
Beck 03 - White Nights

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Average Rating

6.3

34 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 1998

28 years ago
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Department Writing

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Average Rating

6.7

33 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 1998

27 years ago
The Fire Engine That Disappeared

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

5.5

33 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 1993

33 years ago
Beck 06 - The Monster

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.4

33 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1998

28 years ago
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

Department Writing

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Average Rating

6.5

32 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 2001

25 years ago
Beck 12 - The Loner

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.9

32 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 2002

24 years ago
Beck 27 - Room 302

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.1

31 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2015

11 years ago
The Man on the Balcony

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

6.1

31 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 1993

32 years ago
Stockholm Marathon

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.0

30 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1994

32 years ago
Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.5

30 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 2002

24 years ago
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.5

30 votes

Release Date

Apr 08, 1998

28 years ago
Murder at the Savoy

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

5.7

29 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1993

32 years ago
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.7

29 votes

Release Date

Aug 27, 2001

24 years ago
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

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Average Rating

6.7

29 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 2007

18 years ago
Beck 11 - The Cartel

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.5

28 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2001

24 years ago
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Department Writing

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Average Rating

6.2

28 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 2002

24 years ago
Beck 07 - The Money Man

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.9

28 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1998

28 years ago
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.7

27 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2002

24 years ago
Roseanna

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

6.0

27 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1993

32 years ago
Beck 17 - The Scorpion

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.9

27 votes

Release Date

Jun 28, 2006

20 years ago
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.5

26 votes

Release Date

Jun 06, 2007

19 years ago
Beck 20 - The Lawyer

Department Writing

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Average Rating

6.0

26 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 2007

19 years ago
Beck 24 - In the Name of God

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.6

26 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2007

18 years ago
Beck 28 - The Family

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.8

25 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2015

11 years ago
Beck 32 - Steinar

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.5

25 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 2016

10 years ago
Beck 26 - Buried Alive

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.0

25 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 2010

16 years ago
Cop Killer

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.9

25 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago
Beck 29 - Invasion

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.1

24 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 2015

11 years ago
Beck 31 - Gunvald

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.6

24 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2016

10 years ago
Beck 19 - The Vulture

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.4

24 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 2007

19 years ago
Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.6

23 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 2007

18 years ago
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Department Writing

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Average Rating

5.6

21 votes

Release Date

Aug 25, 2009

16 years ago
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.2

20 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 2015

11 years ago
Beck: The Last Day

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.5

19 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 2016

10 years ago
Beck 33 - End of the Road

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.3

19 votes

Release Date

Mar 05, 2016

10 years ago
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.1

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2018

8 years ago
Beck 37 - Without Intent

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.1

15 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 2018

8 years ago
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

4.5

15 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 2018

8 years ago
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.5

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 2020

5 years ago
Beck 44 - Rage Room

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.0

15 votes

Release Date

Jan 21, 2022

4 years ago
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.6

15 votes

Release Date

Feb 18, 2022

4 years ago
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.7

14 votes

Release Date

Apr 07, 2018

8 years ago
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.3

14 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2021

5 years ago
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.1

13 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 2023

3 years ago
Beck - Den förlorade sonen

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.8

12 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 2021

5 years ago
Beck 47 - The Death Trap

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.9

12 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2022

3 years ago
Beck 39 - Undercover

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.2

11 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 2020

5 years ago
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.3

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2022

4 years ago
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.4

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2021

4 years ago
Beck 49 - Inferno

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.6

9 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 2023

2 years ago
Beck 50 - Deadlock

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

7.3

8 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 2023

2 years ago
Beck 52 - The Invisible Man

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 2025

9 months ago
Beck 51 - Vilhelm

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.0

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 06, 2024

1 year ago
Roseanna

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1967

59 years ago
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1967

60 years ago
Unfinnished Dinner

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 1979

47 years ago
Beck – De gesloten kamer

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 1993

33 years ago
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1980

45 years ago
Beck 53 - From the Ashes

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 2025

4 months ago
Beck 54

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
Záhada zamčeného pokoje

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1986

40 years ago

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