Mini Audiobook Review: Cop Killer (Martin Beck #9)

I randomly picked up the audiobook of Cop Killer at the library, mistaking it for some other book I planned to read. Cop Killer was written in the 1970s by husband and wife team team Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. Despite the fact that it is more than 25 years old, I did not find it to be dated.

Of course I chose the next to last book in the series to be my introduction to this series. Do I move on to number 10 now or do I go back to number 1?

There is just something about Scandinavian crime novels. No, I am not talking about Stieg Larsson. I have not read the Larsson series, although I did watch the first movie. I have, however, enjoyed novels by Arnaldur Indriðason and Inger Frimansson in addition to the duo of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. My ever-growing to-read list also includes Scandinavian writers Karin Fossum, Camilla Läckberg and Henning Mankell.

Do you recommend any other Scandinavian crime writers?

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Current and Upcoming Reads

Currently Reading:

Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

Hotel Angeline is a rare book in that it was written by 36 authors, but it is not a compilation of short stories. The final product is one complete novel. Further, the novel was written in front of a live audience. Imagine the pressure! Watch a video about the concept:

Cop Killer by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (audiobook)

Cop Killer is ninth in the Martin Beck series. Of course, this is the first Martin Beck that I have read. I hope I am not missing too much by having not read the first eight in order. I am about halfway through and the narrator, Tom Weiner, is very good.

New Arrivals:

The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins

I won this one in a Goodreads giveaway and I can’t wait to read it.

Upcoming:

Thereby Hangs a Tail and To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn  (audiobooks)

I listened to the first book in the series, Dog on It, and I loved it so much that I bought the book to read again. I bet I will want to do the same with these two. Going in, I never would have thought that Dog as Narrator could work so well. Folks, it works very well. I love a good animal-centric mystery.