Roseanna (novel)
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 First edition (Swedish) | |
| Author | Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö |
|---|---|
| Original title | Roseanna |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Martin Beck series |
| Publisher | Norstedts Förlag (Sweden) Pantheon Books (US) |
Publication date | 1965 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1967 |
| Pages | 220 |
| Followed by | The Man Who Went Up in Smoke |
Roseanna is a mystery novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, first published in 1965.[1][2] It is the first novel in their detective series revolving around Martin Beck and his team.
A young woman is found dead in the Göta Canal, molested and murdered. The case is almost instantly cold: nobody can identify her and where and by whom she was killed. Then a stroke of luck: through Interpol her identity is ascertained; she is Roseanna McGraw, an American tourist who was taking a boat trip in southern Sweden. A meticulous investigation determines that she was murdered aboard the boat by a fellow passenger. Evidence is lacking, but after the suspect is observed at length, a sting operation of questionable ethical status (Beck's own opinion) results in the suspect, a sexual deviant, attacking a female police officer and being arrested.
