{"product_id":"roseanna-the-martin-beck-series-book-1","title":"Roseanna (The Martin Beck series): Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in the 1960s, 10 books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö - 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 Rankin's John Rebus or Henning Mankell's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Roseanna' begins on a July afternoon, the body of a young woman is dredged from Sweden's beautiful Lake Vattern. Three months later, all that Police Inspector Martin Beck knows is that her name is Roseanna, that she came from Lincoln, Nebraska, and that she could have been strangled by any one of eighty-five people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its authentically rendered settings and vividly realized characters, and its command over the intricately woven details of police detection, 'Roseanna' is a masterpiece of suspense and sadness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/maj-sjowall-books\"\u003eMaj Sjöwall\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Literary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourth Estate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780007439119\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"New — £4.41","offer_id":47908280762545,"sku":"SB-0007439113-C0","price":4.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0007439113_01b30d2c-1974-470d-852b-d5a05f446094.jpg?v=1794527520","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/roseanna-the-martin-beck-series-book-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}