First foray into these authors (2) work. Enjoyed the narration and story. Think I’ll try them again.
Second author is Per Wahloo. ( )

The crime itself isn't particularly mysterious and the ending sort of whiffs out a bit. But it keeps your interest enough and as others have said it's mainly about the characters, which are well written and believable.

The book is full of a sort of understated and sometimes grim humour which makes it pretty enjoyable to read. The characters feel very real and a lot is made of their daily routine, their home life, what they like to eat and drink, their frustrations with police work... it gives it an edge over much of the "gritty" stuff that usually turns me off because it's super unrealistic and macho. Also I feel justified in thinking some of the characters are utter pricks and bad and I feel the author agrees with me on that. I dunno, it's just a refreshing change of style. There's a few crappy moments here and there but nothing too awful.

Also it's really interesting reading a book where the Greek junta is talked about as present but without it being a plot point. A lot of late 60s politics appears as background in these books and it interests me ( )

Well-written, well paced, good character development and a story that keeps you engaged. One star missing because I thought the ending was anti-climatic. ( )

När Gunvald Larsson tillfälligt löser av en polis som spanar på ett hus vid Sköldgatan på Södermalm, exploderar huset plötsligt. Larsson försöker rädda de som befinner sig i huset medan den andre polisen ringer brandkåren. Den brandtekniska undersökningen och Fredrik Melander upptäcker dock att en person redan var död när branden började och att det var självmord med hjälp av gas. Men både Martin Beck och Larsson undrar vad som antände gasen och var den brandbil som sändes ut hamnade. Då visar det sig att självmordet i själva verket var ett mord.

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