The Man on the Balcony

The Man on the Balcony is a mystery novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, originally published as Mannen på balkongen in 1967. It is the third novel in the detective series revolving around Swedish police detective Martin Beck.

The Man on the Balcony
First edition (Swedish)
AuthorMaj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Original titleMannen på balkongen
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
SeriesMartin Beck series
PublisherNorstedts Förlag (Swedish)
Pantheon Books (English)
Publication date
1967
Published in English
1968
Pages199
Preceded byThe Man Who Went Up in Smoke 
Followed byThe Laughing Policeman 

In the novel, Martin Beck and his team realize that a paedophilic murderer may have been seen by an unidentified serial robber on the lookout for a victim in the same area. The pressure increases when more child murders begin to occur.

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