The Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation is an award given by the
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (Svenska Deckarakademin) for the best
crime novel in translation . It is one of the most prestigious international crime-writing awards.
It was called The Martin Beck Award between 1996 and 2009, named after
Martin Beck, a fictional Swedish police
detective who is the main character in a series of ten novels by
Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020) and
Per Wahlöö (1926–1975).[1][2][3]
Winners
The country and year of the first publication in brackets.
The Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation is an award given by the
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (Svenska Deckarakademin) for the best
crime novel in translation . It is one of the most prestigious international crime-writing awards.
It was called The Martin Beck Award between 1996 and 2009, named after
Martin Beck, a fictional Swedish police
detective who is the main character in a series of ten novels by
Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020) and
Per Wahlöö (1926–1975).[1][2][3]
Winners
The country and year of the first publication in brackets.