19 must-read crime books like Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9) by Alan Blair, Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

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Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9)

By: Alan Blair , Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

A woman is found dead in Anderslo]v, a small village in southern Sweden. While Martin Beck investig…

If you liked the crime plot in Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9) by Alan Blair, Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Furðustrandir (Inspector Erlendur #11) by Arnaldur Indriðason

1. Furðustrandir (Inspector Erlendur #11)

By: Arnaldur Indriðason

3.92

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

Published now in twenty-six countries around the world, Inspector Erlendur joins Maigret, Morse, Wa… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
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2. The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)

By: Henning Mankell , Laurie Thompson

3.72

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Second in the Kurt Wallander series. Sweden, winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • sweden
  • scandinavian literature
"one must occasionally stand the world on its head in order to put it on its feet."

-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)

"Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost."

-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)

"He was religious, but had refrained from allowing his religious ideals to be obscured by a god."

-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)

"He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life."

-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)

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3. Borkmann's Point (Inspector Van Veeteren, #2)

By: Håkan Nesser , Laurie Thompson

3.72

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

International Bestseller Internationally bestselling author Häkan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with … read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • sweden
  • scandinavian literature
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4. The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret #4)

By: Georges Simenon , Linda Coverdale

3.83

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

 A new translation of a haunting tale about the lengths to which people will go to escape from guil… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Oh, by the way, while I was having a glass of your delicious gueuze beer, I spotted a crook…"

-Georges Simenon, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret #4)

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5. The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)

By: Georges Simenon , David Coward

3.65

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

What was the woman doing here? Why was her body found in a stable, wearing pearl earrings, a stylis… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
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6. Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)

By: Georges Simenon , David Bellos

3.47

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

The first novel in the famous Inspector Maigret series. What Maigret sought, and what he waited … read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Sono cose di cui non ci si vanta, cose che a parlarne farebbero sorridere e che pure richiedono una certa dose di eroismo."

-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)

"Arrivava solido come il granito, e da quel momento pareva che tutto dovesse spezzarsi contro di lui, sia che avanzasse, sia che restasse piantato sulle gambe leggermente divaricate."

-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)

Cover of Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9) by Alan Blair, Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

7. Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9)

By: Alan Blair , Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

A woman is found dead in Anderslo]v, a small village in southern Sweden. While Martin Beck investig… read more

Similar categories in Alan Blair's Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9) book and Alan Blair's Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • sweden
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of The White Lioness (Kurt Wallander, #3) by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson

8. The White Lioness (Kurt Wallander, #3)

By: Henning Mankell , Laurie Thompson

3.50

Format: 0 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no … read more

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  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • sweden
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of The Marx Sisters (Brock & Kolla, #1) by Barry Maitland

9. The Marx Sisters (Brock & Kolla, #1)

By: Barry Maitland

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Detective Kathy Kolla's first case is one for the books. Meredith Winterbottom, a resident of Jerus… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Snack Thief (Inspector Montalbano, #3) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

10. The Snack Thief (Inspector Montalbano, #3)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

4.11

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive Sici… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur #8) by Victoria Cribb, Arnaldur Indriðason

11. Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur #8)

By: Victoria Cribb , Arnaldur Indriðason

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

"Indridason fills the void that remains after you've read Stieg Larsson's novels."- USA Today on Hy… read more

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  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of The Return (Inspector Van Veeteren #3) by Håkan Nesser, Laurie Thompson

12. The Return (Inspector Van Veeteren #3)

By: Håkan Nesser , Laurie Thompson

3.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

A new case for Chief Inspector Van Veeteren - the complicated history of a nearly perfect murder. O… read more

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  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • sweden
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Woman with Birthmark (Inspector Van Veeteren #4) by Håkan Nesser

13. Woman with Birthmark (Inspector Van Veeteren #4)

By: Håkan Nesser

3.97

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

A mother's dying wish sealed with a deadly promise. Four men with a secret they thought they'd buri… read more

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  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • sweden
  • scandinavian literature

14. The Age of Doubt (Inspector Montalbano, #14)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Potter's Field, winner of the Crime Writers' Assoc… read more

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15. The Troubled Man (Kurt Wallander, #10)

By: Henning Mankell , Laurie Thompson

3.30

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated return of Henning Mankell's brilliant, brooding detective, Kurt Wallander. On … read more

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16. A Judgement in Stone

By: Ruth Rendell

4.30

Format: 503 pages, Paperback

What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacre? On Valentine's Day, fo… read more

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17. A Carrion Death (Detective Kubu, #1)

By: Michael Stanley

3.66

Format: 352 pages,

Smashed skull, snapped ribs, and a cloying smell of carrion. Leave the body for the hyenas to devou… read more

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18. He Died With His Eyes Open

By: James Sallis , Derek Raymond

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a middle-aged alcoholic is found brutally battered to death on a roadside in West London, the … read more

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19. A Siege of Bitterns (Birder Murder Mystery #1)

By: Steve Burrows

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn't mind ruffling a few feathers to flush out … read more

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20. Outrage (Inspector Erlendur #9)

By: Anna Yates , Arnaldur Indriðason

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are n… read more

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21. Into Oblivion

By: Victoria Cribb , Arnaldur Indriðason

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In Into Oblivion, a follow-up to the gritty prequel Reykjavik Nights, Arnaldur Indridason gives dev… read more

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Cover of Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6) by Ed McBain

22. Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6)

By: Ed McBain

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

He appeared to be a decent, upright, honest citizen....And yet appearances can be more than deceivi… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1) by Lee Matthew Goldberg

23. Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

By: Lee Matthew Goldberg

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ASKS HOW FAR WE'RE WILLING TO SHED OUR MORALS IN ORDER TO HELP THE O… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
"Any wish fulfilled...for the right price."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Honey, I'm Marilyn Fucking Monroe. And don't you forget it."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"On an unseasonably warm winter's morning, I took my first life."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

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24. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

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25. Murder At The Fort: A Double Homicide Cold Case And Cover Up!

By: Bob Marmion

4.37

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

Early one cold, wintry morning in late May 1942, the bullet-ridden body of Driver Roy Willis was fo… read more

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Cover of O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted by A.G. Russo

26. O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

By: A.G. Russo

4.34

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New … read more

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  • mystery
"A uniformed cop around 6’4"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"You can use all the hundred dollar words you want,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them."

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

27. Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.37

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A shocking murder has devastated the sacred walls of Kingsley University. A student discovers the b… read more

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"Swamp."

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"How was he murdered?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Why was bail denied?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Kowkosvki? You handling this?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

Cover of The Other End of the Line (Inspector Montalbano Mystery, #24) by Andrea Camilleri

28. The Other End of the Line (Inspector Montalbano Mystery, #24)

By: Andrea Camilleri

4.06

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coast, and Inspector Montalbano and his team have be… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Overnight Kidnapper (Inspector Montalbano, #23) by Andrea Camilleri

29. The Overnight Kidnapper (Inspector Montalbano, #23)

By: Andrea Camilleri

3.94

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The day gets off to a bad start for Montalbano: while trying to break up a fight on Marinella beach… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Death at Sea: Montalbano's Early Cases (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery) by Andrea Camilleri

30. Death at Sea: Montalbano's Early Cases (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery)

By: Andrea Camilleri

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive,… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Safety Net (Inspector Montalbano, #25) by Andrea Camilleri

31. The Safety Net (Inspector Montalbano, #25)

By: Andrea Camilleri

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery seriesVig… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction

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3.72

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Håkan Nesser , Laurie Thompson

3.72

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4.32

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4.36

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