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According to Per Wahloo, the ten books he wrote with his wife, Maj Sjowall, about Inspector Martin Beck were intended to be a left-wing assault on the sacred cows of Swedish society. They are also, however, entertaining tales of mystery that allow non-Swedes to slip under the skin of another culture while having a frighteningly good time. In this first book of the series, the body of a young woman is discovered as a dredger digs a canal. There seems to be little chance of Beck identifying the woman, let alone discovering who killed her. But by combining time-honored methods of police procedure with a few local twists, Beck manages to do just that.
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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. With 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.
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- PublisherLittlehampton Book Services Ltd
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0575000562
- ISBN 13 9780575000568
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages220
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Roseanna
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Victor Gollancz, London, 1968
ISBN 10: 0575000562
ISBN 13: 9780575000568
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Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1968. [vi], 212pp. First Martin Beck novel. "The first in a series of crime novels designed to show a cross-section of criminal behaviour in Western civilisation today." Light shelf wear and some staining to price clipped dust jacket. Some numbers written in pen to the rear panel of the jacket and an initial (twice) to the front flap. The book is in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # LitSjowall04
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