Per Wahlöö
Per Wahlöö | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1926 |
| Died | 22 June 1975 |
| Citizenship | Swedish |
| Occupation | Author |
Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) was a Swedish author. He was perhaps best known for the works with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the adventures of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. In 1971. He won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
Personal life
[change | change source]Wahlöö had a thirteen-year relationship with his colleague Maj Sjöwall but never married her, as he already was married.[1]
He died on 22 June 1975 from problems caused by pancreas surgery in Malmö, Sweden at the age of 48.
Bibliography
[change | change source]Novels written by Per Wahlöö alone (see Martin Beck for joint collaboration with Sjöwall)
- The Chief (1959)
- The Wind and Rain (1961)
- A Necessary Action (1962)
- The Assignment (1963)
- No Roses Grow on Odenplan (1964)
- Murder on the Thirty-First Floor (1966)
- The Steel Spring (1968)
- A Necessary Action (1969)
- The Generals (1974)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ France, Louise (21 November 2009). "The queen of crime". The Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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