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Sjöwall, Maj

Maj Sjöwall was a Swedish author, journalist and translator born in Stockholm. Having been married twice between 1955 and 1962, she lived with her partner, Per Wahlöö, between 1963 until his death in 1975.
Maj Sjöwall found international fame with the ten social critical police novels she wrote with her partner Per Wahlöö, each featuring the subtitle "Novel about a Crime". These books are extre...

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Jonny Lilja

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He is a police officer, but also a gambling addict which means he has to help the mafia. That is not the only problem for Detective Inspector Jonny Lilja in Malmö. When his ex-wife Lena is murdered, he becomes a suspect. However, he pulls himself together, stops gambling and then moves in with his adoptive daughter, Maria. He is, according to author Olle Lönneaus, middle-aged, a bit s...

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