| Sumario: | The article reports that publisher Harper Perennial is relaunching the classic Martin Beck detective series in August 2006 with new introductions from leading crime writers including Val McDermid, Michael Connelly and Nicci French. The titles were written in the 1960s by Swedish husband and wife team Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. An inspiration for writers from Graham Greene to Jonathan Franzen, they have been translated into 35 languages and have sold more than 10 million copies around the world. Harper Perennial will publish the series of 10 books in chronological order, starting with "Roseanna" and "The Man Who Went Up in Smoke."
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