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The Martin Beck Stories: 10 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations Audiobook (Free)

Summary:

The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as a few of the most influential detective novels ever written. Compiled by Swedish couple group Maj Sjöwall structure and Per Wahlöö between 1965-1975, the ten-book series arranged a gold standard for all subsequent Scandanavian crime fiction. A long time before Kurt Wallander or Harry Hole, Beck was the original flawed policeman, working with a motley collection of colleagues to uncover the cruelty and injustice lurking under the surface of Sweden’s seemingly about The Martin Beck Tales: 10 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations liberal, democratic society.

This complete collection includes:

Roseanna (1965) – translated by Lois Roth and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1966) – translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims

The Man for the Balcony (1967) – translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Katie Hims

The Laughing Policeman (1968) – translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth

The Fireplace Engine That Disappeared (1969) – translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims

Murder in the Savoy (1970) – translated by Amy and Ken Knoespel and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth

The Abominable Guy (1971) – translated by Thomas Teal and dramatised by Katie Hims

The Locked Room (1972) – translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth

Cop Killer (1974) – translated by Thomas Teal and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth

The Terrorists (1975) – translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims