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Review: The Terrorists by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate, 1976. Original title: Terroristerna, 1975. Fourth Estate; (Reissue) edition (5 Jan 2012). 288 pages. ISBN: 978-0-00-743920-1 The Terrorists is the … Continue reading

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Review: Cop Killer – Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö

Esta entrada es bilingüe, desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. Original title Polismördaren, 1974. This translation first published by Random House Inc. New York, 1973. Harper Perennial 2007. 308 pages. … Continue reading

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The Locked Room by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö

Esta entrada es bilingüe. Para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse por la pantalla hacia abajo. Translated from the Swedish by Paul Britten Austin. Introduction from Michael Connelly. Original title Det slutna rummet, 1972. This translation first published by Random … Continue reading

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The Crime Fiction Alphabet: W is for Wahlöö, Per Wahlöö

Esta entrada es bilingüe, desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano. The Alphabet in Crime Fiction, hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise, has arrived this week to letter W. You can click HERE to find out the … Continue reading

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The Abominable Man, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Esta entrada es bilingüe; desplazarse por la pantalla hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. Harper Perennial, 2007. 216 pages. ISBN: 978-0-00-724297-9. The Abominable Man is the seventh instalment in the excellent … Continue reading

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Books Read in May 2011

Hasta nunca mi amor (English title: The Goodbye Kiss), Massimo Carlotto (Booket, 2011) Diamond Dove, Adrian Hyland (Quercus, 2008) Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder, Shamini Flint (Piatkus, 2009) Lennox, Craig Russell (Quercus, 2010) The Abominable Man, Maj Söjwall & Per Wahlöö (Harper … Continue reading

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The Abominable Man (Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle, 1971) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

> The seventh book in the martin Beck series, The Abominable Man (Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle, 1971) will be published by RBA in Spanish under de title: El abominable hombre de Saffle. Stay tuned. RBA LIBROS SERIE NEGRA publicará … Continue reading

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Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Murder at the Savoy was first published in 1970 under the title Polis, polis, potatismos. This is the sixth book in the Martin Beck series and the sixth I’ve read in chronological order. The Swedish title is explained in a … Continue reading

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Crime Fiction Books New Releases in Spain, September 2010

Among the new releases in Spain this September I find the following titles most interesting: Murder at the Savoy (Asesinato en el Savoy) by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall, the sixth in the Martin Beck series. Having read the first … Continue reading

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Best Crime Fiction so far 2010

Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise asks: What are the best crime fiction books (5-10 books) you’ve read in the first 6 months of this year? They can be published in any year. My best reads so far this year in … Continue reading

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