Order of Per Wahloo Books
Per Wahloo (1926-1975) was a Swedish author of crime fiction. He is sometimes referred to as “Peter” in English. Per is best known for his work as one half of the writing team of Sjowall and Wahloo along with common law partner and fellow Marxist Maj Sjowall. Together, they wrote the Martin Beck series. Their novel The Laughing Policeman won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1971. Before becoming an author, Per worked as a crime reporter. He died at age 48 of cancer in Malmo, Sweden.
Per Wahloo made his debut as a novelist in 1962 with The Lorry (aka A Necessary Action). His final novel was The Terrorists, published in 1976, which was co-authored by Sjowall. Below is a list of Per Wahloo’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Inspector Jensen Books
| Murder on the Thirty-First Floor | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Steel Spring | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| A Necessary Action / The Lorry | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Assignment | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Generals | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Martin Beck Books
(with Maj Sjöwall)
| Roseanna | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man Who Went Up in Smoke | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man on the Balcony | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Laughing Policeman / Investigation of Murder | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fire Engine that Disappeared | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Savoy | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Abominable Man | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Locked Room | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cop Killer | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Terrorists | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Martin Beck series was co-authored by Maj Sjowall. The Laughing Policeman was also published as Investigation of Murder. The Lorry was also titled A Necessary Action.
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Per Wahloo Synopsis: In A Necessary Action by Per Wahloo, Willi Mohr is a former soldier in the German army, a starving artist and a drifter. He has been arrested and interrogated about the time he recently spent in Spain, including the deaths of a Norwegian couple he shared a house with. He soon realizes that he himself has implicated himself in something much bigger than he is.
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