Roseanna
About this book
"The masterful first novel in the Martin Beck series of mysteries ... finds Beck hunting for the murderer of a lonely traveler. On a July afternoon, a young woman's body is dredged from Sweden's beautiful Lake Vattern. With no clues, Beck begins an investigation not only to uncover a murderer but also to discover who the victim was. Three months later, all Beck knows is that her name was Roseanna and that she could have been strangled by any one of eighty-five people on a cruise. As the melancholic Beck narrows the list of suspects, he is drawn increasingly to the enigma of the victim, a free-spirited traveler with a penchant for casual sex, and to the psychopathology of a muderer with a distinctive -- indeed, terrifying -- sense of propriety"--P. [4] of cover.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 19533 readers · 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Roseanna?
About ≈ 4 h 18 m — 232 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Roseanna?
232 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Roseanna?
It sits on the Thriller, Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Has Roseanna been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Roseanna (1993), Roseanna (1967).
Is Roseanna in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Roseanna?
The main characters include Martin Beck.
Where does Roseanna take place?
It is set in Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholm (Sweden).
Who wrote Roseanna?
Maj Sjöwall.