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.
CharactersEdit
Martin Beck, Lennart Kollberg and Fredrik 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.
The novel has been adapted to film twice. In 1967 the film Roseanna became the first film about Martin Beck, with Keve Hjelm as Beck. In 1993 a new film based on the novel and with the same name was released, this time with Gösta Ekman as Beck.
ReferencesEdit
^"Book review of Roseanna by Maj Sjowall". sfbook.com. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
roseanna, novel, roseanna, mystery, novel, swedish, writers, sjöwall, wahlöö, first, published, 1965, first, novel, their, detective, series, revolving, around, martin, beck, team, roseannafirst, edition, swedish, authormaj, sjöwall, wahlööoriginal, titlerosea. Roseanna is a mystery novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo first published in 1965 1 2 It is the first novel in their detective series revolving around Martin Beck and his team RoseannaFirst edition Swedish AuthorMaj Sjowall and Per WahlooOriginal titleRoseannaCountrySwedenLanguageSwedishSeriesMartin Beck seriesPublisherNorstedts Forlag Sweden Pantheon Books US Publication date1965Published in English1967Pages220Followed byThe Man Who Went Up in Smoke Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters 3 Film adaptations 4 ReferencesPlot summary EditA young woman is found dead in the Gota 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 Characters EditMartin Beck Lennart Kollberg and Fredrik Melander are introduced Later in the novel Ake Stenstrom 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 Film adaptations EditMain articles Roseanna 1967 film and Roseanna 1993 film The novel has been adapted to film twice In 1967 the film Roseanna became the first film about Martin Beck with Keve Hjelm as Beck In 1993 a new film based on the novel and with the same name was released this time with Gosta Ekman as Beck References Edit Book review of Roseanna by Maj Sjowall sfbook com 2 September 2011 Retrieved 2023 04 22 ROSEANNA Kirkus Reviews 1 November 1967 Preceded bynone Martin Beck timeline part 1 of 10 Succeeded byThe Man Who Went Up in Smoke nbsp This article about a mystery novel of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roseanna novel amp oldid 1151179556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
