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Per Wahloo Books in Order
Per Fredrik Wahlöö, often identified in English translations as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. The fourth of the Beck novels, Den skrattande polisen, was published in 1968; a translation of this novel, The Laughing Policeman, won an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America in 1971. Wahlöö and Sjöwall also wrote novels separately.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Per Wahloo's book series? Per Wahloo has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Inspector Jensen series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Per Wahloo
- #1
Murder on the Thirty-First Floor(1964) - #2
The Steel Spring(1968)
- #1
Roseanna(1965) - #2
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke(1966) - #3
The Man on the Balcony(1967) - #4
The Laughing Policeman / Investigation of Murder(1968) - #5The Fire Engine that Disappeared(1969)
- #6Murder at the Savoy(1970)
- #7The Abominable Man(1971)
- #8
The Locked Room(1972) - #9Cop Killer(1974)
- #10The Terrorists(1975)
- #11
A Darker Shade of Sweden(2013)
- #1
A Necessary Action / The Lorry(1960) - #2
The Assignment(1963) - #3
The Generals(1965)
About Per Wahloo
Per Fredrik Wahlöö, often identified in English translations as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. The fourth of the Beck novels, Den skrattande polisen, was published in 1968; a translation of this novel, The Laughing Policeman, won an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America in 1971. Wahlöö and Sjöwall also wrote novels separately.
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