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Description edit
With its wonderfully observed lawmen (including the inimitable Martin Beck), its brilliantly rendered felons and their murky Stockholm underworld, and its deftly engineered plot, The Laughing Policeman is a classic of the police procedural and "must reading for anyone who claims to be <a... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
Stockholm, Sweden
- Stockholm: Capital city of Sweden. Major centre for gov't, commerce, culture, centre of universe for native Stockholmers.
- Gamla Stan: Old Town, traditional town centre of Stockholm.
- Norra Stationsgatan
- Åsa Torell
- Ullholm
- Västberga
- Sweden
- Solna
- Kungsholmsgatan
- Malmö
- Vietnam
- Djurgårdsbron
- Eksjö
- Holländaregatan
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 10 in Martin Beck. (standard series)
Preceded by The Man on the Balcony, and followed by The Fire Engine That Disappeared.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 46 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
Preceded by I, the Jury, and followed by Bank Shot.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maj Sjöwall (Author)
- Per Wahlöö (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Alan Blair (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Swedish
Publisher: The Orion Publishing Group
Country: England
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0752850938
Page Count: 224
Publisher: The Orion Publishing Group
Country: England
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0752850938
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- Edgar Award (1971: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 839.7374
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