Maj Sjöwall

Biography

Maj Sjöwall (5 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. She wrote the books in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

female

Known Credits

79

Birth Date

1935-09-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Stockholm, Sweden

Known For

• 

  Beck
• 

  Stockholm Marathon
• 

  Beck 54 - In the shadows
• 

  Beck 52 - The Invisible Man
• 

  Beck 51 - Vilhelm
• 

  Beck 11 - The Cartel

Credits

• writing (70 credits)

  • Beck 56

    characters

    writing
    2026
  • Beck 55

    characters

    writing
    2026
  • Beck 54 - In the shadows

    characters

    writing
    2026
  • Beck 53 - From the Ashes

    characters

    writing
    2025
  • Beck 52 - The Invisible Man

    characters

    writing
    2025
  • Beck 51 - Vilhelm

    characters

    writing
    2024
  • Beck 50 - Deadlock

    characters

    writing
    2023
  • Beck 49 - Inferno

    characters

    writing
    2023
  • Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

    characters

    writing
    2023
  • Beck 47 - The Death Trap

    characters

    writing
    2022
  • Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

    characters

    writing
    2022
  • Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

    characters

    writing
    2022
  • Beck 44 - Rage Room

    characters

    writing
    2022
  • Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

    characters

    writing
    2021
  • Beck - Den förlorade sonen

    characters

    writing
    2021
  • Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

    characters

    writing
    2021
  • Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

    characters

    writing
    2020
  • Beck 39 - Undercover

    characters

    writing
    2020
  • Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

    characters

    writing
    2018
  • Beck 37 - Without Intent

    characters

    writing
    2018
  • Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

    characters

    writing
    2018
  • Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

    characters

    writing
    2018
  • Beck: The Last Day

    characters

    writing
    2016
  • Beck 33 - End of the Road

    characters

    writing
    2016
  • Beck 32 - Steinar

    characters

    writing
    2016
  • Beck 31 - Gunvald

    characters

    writing
    2016
  • Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

    characters

    writing
    2015
  • Beck 29 - Invasion

    characters

    writing
    2015
  • Beck 28 - The Family

    characters

    writing
    2015
  • Beck 27 - Room 302

    characters

    writing
    2015
  • Beck 26 - Buried Alive

    characters

    writing
    2010
  • Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

    characters

    writing
    2009
  • Beck 24 - In the Name of God

    characters

    writing
    2007
  • Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

    characters

    writing
    2007
  • Beck 22 - The Weak Link

    characters

    writing
    2007
  • Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

    characters

    writing
    2007
  • Beck 20 - The Lawyer

    characters

    writing
    2007
  • Beck 19 - The Vulture

    characters

    writing
    2007
  • Beck 17 - The Scorpion

    characters

    writing
    2006
  • Beck 16 - The Last Witness

    characters

    writing
    2002
  • Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

    characters

    writing
    2002
  • Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

    characters

    writing
    2002
  • Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

    characters

    writing
    2002
  • Beck 12 - The Loner

    characters

    writing
    2002
  • Beck 11 - The Cartel

    characters

    writing
    2001
  • Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

    characters

    writing
    2001
  • Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

    characters

    writing
    2001
  • Beck

    characters

    writing

    - Episode 1 () ... characters writing

    - Deadlock (2026) ... characters writing

    - From the Ashes (2025) ... characters writing

    - The Invisible Man (2025) ... characters writing

    - Vilhelm (2024) ... characters writing
    1999
  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

    characters

    writing
    1998
  • Beck 07 - The Money Man

    characters

    writing
    1998
  • Beck 06 - The Monster

    characters

    writing
    1998
  • Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

    characters

    writing
    1998
  • Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

    characters

    writing
    1998
  • Beck 03 - White Nights

    characters

    writing
    1998
  • Beck - The Man with the Icons

    characters

    writing
    1997
  • Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

    characters

    writing
    1997
  • Stockholm Marathon

    characters

    writing
    1994
  • Cop Killer

    characters

    writing
    1994
  • The Man on the Balcony

    novel

    writing
    1993
  • Murder at the Savoy

    novel

    writing
    1993
  • Roseanna

    novel

    writing
    1993
  • Beck – De gesloten kamer

    characters

    writing
    1993
  • The Fire Engine That Disappeared

    novel

    writing
    1993
  • Záhada zamčeného pokoje

    novel

    writing
    1986
  • The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

    novel

    writing
    1980
  • Unfinnished Dinner

    novel

    writing
    1979
  • Man on the Roof

    novel

    writing
    1976
  • The Laughing Policeman

    novel

    writing
    1973
  • Roseanna

    novel

    writing
    1967
  • Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

    writer

    writing
    1967

• actors (9 credits)

  • Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Lone Wolves & Dragon Tattoos: How Scandinavian Crime Fiction Conquered the World

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Stockholm Marathon

    Woman With Starting Gun (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Cop Killer

    Cottage owner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Man on the Balcony

    The teacher

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Murder at the Savoy

    Woman standing at table at Savoy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Roseanna

    Police Secretary in Motala (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Fire Engine That Disappeared

    Woman next to Martin Beck on the flight (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1993