Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation

The Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation is an award given by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (Svenska Deckarakademin) for the best crime novel in translation . It is one of the most prestigious international crime-writing awards.

It was called The Martin Beck Award between 1996 and 2009, named after Martin Beck, a fictional Swedish police detective who is the main character in a series of ten novels by Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020) and Per Wahlöö (1926–1975).[1] [2][3]

  1. ^ "Svenska Deckarakademin". Svenska Deckarakademin (in Swedish). Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maj Sjöwall". leninpriset.se. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Martin Beck book seriesThe Martin Beck Stories". Audible, Inc. Retrieved October 1, 2020.