Murder at the Savoy Paperback / softback

by Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo

Part of the The Martin Beck series series

Paperback / softback

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The sixth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s â€“ the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. Written in the 1960s, 10 books completed in 10 years, they are the work of Maj SjÃ¶wall and Per WahlÃ¶Ã¶ â€“ 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 Rankinâ€™s John Rebus or Henning Mankellâ€™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 charactersâ€™ development and get drawn into the series as a whole. When Viktor Palmgren, a powerful industrialist, is casually shot during an after-dinner speech, the repercussions â€“ both on the international money markets and on the residents of the small coastal town of MalmÃ¶ â€“ are widespread.

Chief Inspector Martin Beck is called in to help catch a killer nobody, not even the victim, was able to identify.

He begins a systemic search for the friends, enemies, business associates and call girls who may have wanted Palmgren dead â€“ but in the process he finds to his dismay that he has nothing but contempt for the victim and sympathy for the murdererâ€¦