Maj Sjöwall

Writing·September 25, 1935·† April 29, 2020 — 84 years old· Stockholm, Sweden

Maj Sjöwall (5 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. She wrote the books in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.

Known For

Man on the Roof

1976·7.1

The Laughing Policeman

1973·6.2

Beck

1999·6.8

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

1998·6.0

Beck - The Man with the Icons

1997·5.6

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002·6.1

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997·6.3

Beck 03 - White Nights

1998·6.3

The Fire Engine That Disappeared

1993·5.6

Beck 27 - Room 302

2015·6.0

Beck 12 - The Loner

2002·6.0

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998·6.7

Filmography · 76

—Beck 55Characters —Beck 56Characters 2026Beck 54 - In the shadowsCharacters 2025Beck 53 - From the AshesCharacters 2025Beck 52 - The Invisible ManCharacters 2024Beck 51 - VilhelmCharacters 2023Beck 50 - DeadlockCharacters 2023Beck 49 - InfernoCharacters 2023Beck 48 - Quid Pro QuoCharacters 2022Beck 47 - The Death TrapCharacters 2022Beck 46 - The Crying CopCharacters 2022Beck 45 - 58 MinutesCharacters 2022Beck 44 - Rage RoomCharacters 2021Beck 43 - Haunted by the PastCharacters 2021Beck - Den förlorade sonenCharacters 2021Beck 41 - Death in SamarraCharacters 2020Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable DoubtCharacters 2020Beck 39 - UndercoverCharacters 2018Beck 38 - The Devil's AdvocateCharacters 2018Beck 37 - Without IntentCharacters 2018Beck 36 - The Thin IceCharacters 2018Beck 35 - Your Own BloodCharacters 2016Beck: The Last DayCharacters 2016Beck 33 - End of the RoadCharacters 2016Beck 32 - SteinarCharacters 2016Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brottSelf 2016Beck 31 - GunvaldCharacters 2015Beck 30 - The Hospital MurdersCharacters 2015Beck 29 - InvasionCharacters 2015Beck 28 - The FamilyCharacters 2015Beck 27 - Room 302Characters 2011Lone Wolves & Dragon Tattoos: How Scandinavian Crime Fiction Conquered the WorldSelf 2010Beck 26 - Buried AliveCharacters 2009Beck 25 - The Eye of the StormCharacters 2007Beck 24 - In the Name of GodCharacters 2007Beck 23 - The Silent ScreamCharacters 2007Beck 22 - The Weak LinkCharacters 2007Beck 21 - The Japanese PaintingCharacters 2007Beck 20 - The LawyerCharacters 2007Beck 19 - The VultureCharacters 2006Beck 17 - The ScorpionCharacters 2004With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the RoofSelf 2002TimeshiftTVself 2002Beck 16 - The Last WitnessCharacters 2002Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass BallCharacters 2002Beck 14 - The Advertising ManCharacters 2002Beck 13 - Sender UnknownCharacters 2002Beck 12 - The LonerCharacters 2001Beck 11 - The CartelCharacters 2001Beck 10 - The Man Without a FaceCharacters 2001Beck 09 - The Price of VengeanceCharacters 1999BeckTVCharacters 1998Beck 08 - Trails in DarknessCharacters 1998Beck 07 - The Money ManCharacters 1998Beck 06 - The MonsterCharacters 1998Beck 05 - The Boarding House PearlCharacters 1998Beck 04 - Eye for an EyeCharacters 1998Beck 03 - White NightsCharacters 1997Beck - The Man with the IconsCharacters 1997Beck 01 - The Decoy BoyCharacters 1994Stockholm MarathonWoman With Starting Gun (uncredited) · Characters 1994Cop KillerCottage owner (uncredited) · Characters 1993The Man on the BalconyThe teacher · Novel 1993Murder at the SavoyWoman standing at table at Savoy (uncredited) · Novel 1993RoseannaPolice Secretary in Motala (uncredited) · Novel 1993Beck – De gesloten kamerCharacters 1993The Fire Engine That DisappearedWoman next to Martin Beck on the flight (uncredited) · Novel 1986The Locked RoomNovel 1980The Man Who Went Up in SmokeNovel 1979Unfinnished DinnerNovel 1979Unfinished DinnerTVNovel 1976Man on the RoofNovel 1973The Laughing PolicemanNovel 1967RoseannaNovel 1967Mördaren - en helt vanlig personWriter 1964Grimme AwardTVSelf