Per Wahlöö
Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) – in English translations often identified as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for the 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. In 1971, The Laughing Policeman (a translation of Den skrattande polisen, originally published in 1968) won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel. Wahlöö and Sjöwall also wrote novels separately.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1926-08-05 · Kungsbacka, Flax Halland, Sweden
- Died
- 1975-06-22
Known for
- Man on the Roof (1976) — Novel
- The Laughing Policeman (1973) — Novel
- Beck (1999) — Characters
- Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye (1998) — Characters
- Beck - The Man with the Icons (1997) — Characters
- Beck 14 - The Advertising Man (2002) — Characters
- Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy (1997) — Characters
- The Fire Engine That Disappeared (1993) — Novel
- Beck 03 - White Nights (1998) — Characters
- Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness (1998) — Characters
- Beck 27 - Room 302 (2015) — Characters
- Beck 12 - The Loner (2002) — Characters
- Beck 06 - The Monster (1998) — Characters
- Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance (2001) — Characters
- The Man on the Balcony (1993) — Novel
- Murder at the Savoy (1993) — Novel