Roseanna

Roseanna

Infobox Book
name = Roseanna
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author = Sjöwall and Wahlöö
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country = Sweden
language = Swedish
series = "Martin Beck" series
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publisher = Norstedts Förlag
release_date = 1965
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pages = 220 pp
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followed_by = The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

"Roseanna" (1965) is a novel by Sjöwall and Wahlöö in their detective series revolving around Martin Beck and his team.

Plot summary

A young woman is found dead in a canal, molested and murdered. The case is almost instantly cold, as nobody can identify her and it is not clear where and by whom she was killed. Then a stroke of luck; through Interpol her identity is ascertained. The victim's name is Roseanna McGraw, a tourist who took a boat trip through the region when she was murdered. A painstakingly meticulous investigation follows to determine who were with her in the boat.

Characters and their development

This is the book where Martin Beck, Lennart Kollberg and Frederik Melander are introduced. Later in the novel Åke Stenström makes an appearance in one of his trademark pursuits.

Lesser characters who will make appearances in later novels are detective Ahlberg of the Motala police force, and detective Sonja Hansson of the Stockholm police force. The reader is also introduced to Beck's wife, son and daughter.


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