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Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation

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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]

Winners

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The country and year of the first publication in brackets.

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References

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  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.
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