Order of Martin Beck Books
Martin Beck is the lead character in a series of Scandinavian crime fiction novels by Swedish novelists Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. Martin Beck is a Stockholm police detective. Martin is described as a tall smoker and has a weak immune system. He has two teenage sons. Al of the novels have been adapted to film and/or television in various languages, most notably by Walter Matthau in the 1973 film The Laughing Policeman. The series is also known as The Story of a Crime. (more…)
Order of Maj Sjowall Books
Maj Sjowall was a Swedish author of crime fiction who was best known with her collaborations with her late partner Per Wahloo. Her novels with Wahloo featured Swedish police detective Martin Beck. Their novel The Laughing Policeman won an Edgar Award for Best Novel and was also adapted to film (starring Walter Matthau). In addition to being a published novelist, Maj is also a translator. (more…)
Order of Per Wahloo Books
Per Wahloo (1926-1975) was a Swedish author of crime fiction. He is sometimes referred to as “Peter” in English. Per is best known for his work as one half of the writing team of Sjowall and Wahloo along with common law partner and fellow Marxist Maj Sjowall. Together, they wrote the Martin Beck series. Their novel The Laughing Policeman won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1971. Before becoming an author, Per worked as a crime reporter. He died at age 48 of cancer in Malmo, Sweden. (more…)
Order of Inspector Maigret Books
Inspector (or Commissaire) Jules Maigret is the lead character in a series of detective fiction novels by Belgian author Georges Simenon. Maigret is a French detective who works for the Paris Brigade Criminelle. He is best known for smoking his pipe, his detective style of mixing intuition with method and his love of alcohol. While the character is based in France, he also has ended up working in Belgium, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Holland and the USA. The series has been adapted into several television and radio adaptations in several different languages. (more…)
Order of Georges Simenon Books
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a Belgian author of crime fiction, best known for his novels featuring his character Jules Maigret. Simenon is the author of close to 200 novels in his native language of French, most of which have been translated into English. Likewise, his novels have been adapted into nearly 200 different film adaptations. Georges got his start writing for the newspaper Gazette de Liege at only 16 years old. During his lifetime, he spent time living in Belgium, France, Canada, the United States and finally in Switzerland – where he died in 1989 of natural causes. (more…)
Order of Patrick Rothfuss Books
Patrick Rothfuss is an American author of fantasy novels. He is the author of the Kingkiller Chronicle. Patrick earned his B.S. in English from University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1999. During his time, he wrote for the campus newspaper The Pointer. He then got his M.A. from Washington State University. He then went back to the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point to teach. Patrick is a #1 New York Times bestselling author as well as the winner of the Quill Award, David Gemmell Legend Award and Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy. (more…)
Order of Patrick Lee Books
Patrick Lee is an American novelist of thriller novels. He writes the Travis Chase series. During his 20s, he was able to sell two screenplays in Los Angeles, but neither screenplay was produced. From there, he began to write fiction and was able to sell his first two novels to HarperCollins. Patrick lives in Michigan, where he was born and raised. (more…)
Order of Brodie Farrell Books
Brodie Farrell is the lead character in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by British novelist Jo Bannister. Brodie Farrell is a single mom/woman sleuth who lives in the seaside town of Dimmock, England. She runs a searching business where she’s usually hired to hunt down old books and antiques, until she ends up starting to work more as a private investigator on criminal cases. (more…)
Order of Castlemere Mysteries Books
The Castlemere Mysteries series is a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by British author Jo Bannister. This series is set in Castlemere, England. The series follows investigators Inspector Liz Graham and Sgt. Cal Donovan. (more…)
Order of Jo Bannister Books
Jo Bannister is a British author of crime fiction and mystery novels. Jo started out as a journalist and became the editor of the County Down Spectator before switching over to writing fiction. She writes the Castlemere Mysteries and Brodie Farrell series, among other series. (more…)