Martin Beck books in order
Martin Beck is a series of 10 books by Maj Sjöwall: 982 pages in the 4 with a known length, about 18 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 10
- books
- 982
- pages in 4 of them
- 18 hours
- to read those 4
- 36 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Man on the Balcony 3.4 h 
The Abominable Man 3.5 h 8 
The Locked Room 5.7 h 9 
Cop Killer 5.4 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Roseanna 1965 length not known
- 2
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke 1966 length not known
- 3
The Man on the Balcony 1967 3.4 h
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.
- 4
The Laughing Policeman 1968 length not known
- 5
The Fire Engine That Disappeared 1969 length not known
- 6
Murder at the Savoy 1970 length not known
- 7
The Abominable Man 1971 3.5 h
Detective.
- 8
The Locked Room 1972 5.7 h
Number 8 in the Martin Beck Mystery Series.
- 9
Cop Killer 1973 5.4 h
The thrilling ninth classic installment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since.Widely recognised…
- 10
The Terrorists 1975 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Roseanna | about 18 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, The Man Who Went Up in Smoke | about 18 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, The Man on the Balcony | about 15 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, The Laughing Policeman | about 15 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Fire Engine That Disappeared | about 15 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, Murder at the Savoy | about 15 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 7, The Abominable Man | about 11 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 8, The Locked Room | about 5 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 18 hours
4 of 10 books, 982 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
36 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.