2026Nominee
Best Writing
Beck 54 - In the shadows
Per Wahlöö
Actor · Writer
Kungsbacka, Flax Halland, Sweden
August 5, 1926
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Writing
Beck 53 - From the Ashes
1973Nominee
Best Writing
The Laughing Policeman
Career Highlights
1965Highlight
Best Writing
Flygplan saknas
1994Highlight
Best Writing
Cop Killer
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Beck 54 - In the shadows
Beck 53 - From the Ashes
The Laughing Policeman