Mannen på balkongen vs Roseanna: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Martin Beck, Beck, Stockholm, Police, Mystery, Fiction
Mannen på balkongen
The third thrilling classic instalment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since.
1 film adaptation
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Roseanna
"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.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Roseanna has the widest readership — 19533 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Mannen på balkongen | Roseanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (8) | 3.8 (19533) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (43) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (123) |
Reception
| Mannen på balkongen | Roseanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 19533 |
| Editions | 35 | 56 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12788 |
| Reading it now | — | 941 |
| Written reviews | — | 1628 |
| Wikipedia attention | 148 | 315 |
| Pages | 180 | 232 |