The Man Who Went Up in Smoke: A Martin Beck Police Mystery Audiobook

" Another Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo thriller starring Martin Beck. Scandanavian as can be. "

" I have always enjoyed these authors (husband and wife). I read it long ago. "

" Tried my best to like the book and it did have some qualities but lagged in the end and my attention waned. "

" I love Scandanavian mystery writers. Their books grasp me from the first page and don't let go until the last, but for some reason, I can't get into Maj Sjowall. I leave his books less than thrilled yet I keep trying with other books of his. Hmmmm. "

" I didn't find this as engaging as Roseanna perhaps because the body doesn't show up until the end. Also the differences between the two writers began to show and I developed a preference. Will persevere with the series. "

" Surprisingly good novel, one would expect after more then 40 years this would be outdated, well apparently this Swedish couple was ahead of their time. Will read them all. "

" This shows how Martin Beck keeps plugging away at how things happen. If he keeps plugging away he will eventually figure it out. "

" Avvincente e un po' anomalo questo giallo che vede Martin Beck varcare i confini della Svezia. "

" Perfect police procedure, like many Swedish crime novels. Martin Beck is just a real person doing a real job, and the book is ultimately satisfying. "

" Good but I was as frustrated as the protagonist that he didn't get to enjoy his family vacation camping on a little Swedish island. I guess I want to find a book about that. "

" I had planned to read the ten mysteries written by this pair of Swedes, but....I don't like this type of mystery--no women except patient or not patient wives, no story except the crime. I like broader mysteries. "

" The story moved too slowly. I kept waiting for something good (or bad) to happen. Wouldn't recommend this book, but might try the author again. "

" The ten book series written by this couple is a masterwork. Any masterpiece has its slight flaw. Unfortunately, this one is it. Read the others first, and then come back to this one if you need another fix. "

" Good read. Quick and easy to follow except for the Swedish names which I had trouble with...a bit. "

" pretty interesting. it's definitely more banal than most mystery/police/psychofcriminal novels... but there is something really endearing about martin beck and his coworkers. "

" I enjoyed this second book but I felt that there was less interaction between the main characters in the book than in the first one "

" I do like this series... "

" The Vintage editions have the best covers I've seen, with great introductions form a host of interesting writers. But the translations seem to be a bit lacking. I need to try another translation to compare, but not been impressed with the two Vintage translated Beck mysteries I've read so far. "