As you probably are aware of, the Martin Beck TV series you
mention is based on the books by Maj Sjö·¡¬l and Per Wahlö¶® They
are two writers who formed the duo of authors of the Martin
Beck novels, a series originally issued in Swedish.
I will add that most of these books are really interesting
readings, and they often carry a rather depressing ambiance
and a very good rendering of the loneliness of the central
character. It's a kind of naturalistic study of a police
detective's life, that IMO is more bearable than the
artificial "normal" life some modern HB writers tend to glue
onto their central PI characters as if they were annoyed by
the fictional side of these!... and miss the train.
(refer to Spenser/ Parker, and even Scudder/Block recently..
et al)
As far as I remember most of the works of S & W were
translated into English.
However I do not know about the quality of the other TV
series you mention.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
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billha@ionet.net wrote:
>
> There's been some discussion of European's
crime
> fiction recently, which
> I don't plan to enter, except to support
the
> excellence of their police
> procedurals--an excellent way to "learn
the
> culture," IMHO.
>
> In that line, I've just had an opportunity to
watch
> several episodes
> of the Martin Beck series, adapted for
Swedish
> television, and would
> recommend them to any of you who can locate
them.
> Very nice counterpoint
> of police team relationships against the search
for
> a killer. A hardboiled
> realism and sadness that few American series
have
> attained.
>
> Also heard of a German television series
called
> "Scene of the Crime."
> Anyone seen any of those episodes?
>
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