by Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007232840
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«The Man Who Went Up in Smoke» is the crime novel by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Inspector Martin Beck of the Stockholm police has his holiday interrupted when he is sent to Budapest to locate a missing Swedish journalist. With the help of the local police, Beck delves into the underworld of Eastern Europe and uncovers an international plot that puts his own life at risk.
It is the second instalment in the Martin Beck series, originally titled «Mannen som gick upp i rök» (1966). The story takes place in Budapest and Stockholm.
Recommended for readers of detective fiction, Scandinavian crime series and followers of the duo Sjöwall and Wahlöö, pioneers of Nordic noir.
Maj Sjöwall was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her novels about the police detective Martin Beck. She wrote these novels in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.
