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Book Reviews of Roseanna (Martin Beck, Bk 1)

Roseanna (Martin Beck, Bk 1)
Roseanna - Martin Beck, Bk 1
Author: Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo, Lois Roth (Translator)
ISBN-13: 9780679745983
ISBN-10: 067974598X
Publication Date: 6/29/1993
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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4 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

mommytsunami avatar reviewed Roseanna (Martin Beck, Bk 1) on
I loved this book! I'm a huge fan of Henning Mankell so I was very excited when I learned of this series of Martin Beck crime stories. Very well written, the authors make it so easy to like characters they've created. I also like reading about how other countries view America. Highly recommend this book, which is the first in the series.
reviewed Roseanna (Martin Beck, Bk 1) on
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
reviewed Roseanna (Martin Beck, Bk 1) on
This is the first book in the Martin Beck series, and also the first that I've read. I really liked it. The writing is spare and nicely translated. It is certainly similar to the work of Henning Mankell, but is interesting in that it was originially written in the 1960s, so reflects a different time in Sweden.
buzzby avatar reviewed Roseanna (Martin Beck, Bk 1) on + 6062 more book reviews
Hmmmm, three sets of umlauts in the authors' names, it must be REALLY good.