[willijt]

Hello to all,

I just this morning finished "The Laughing Policeman" by the aforementioned authors and I must say that I really enjoyed it. It was delightful. But sometimes my own taste in literature is a puzzle to me, even after all these years. When I try to isolate the attributes that caused me to enjoy it, I am not at all overwhelmed by answers. But at least it fits a pattern that is somewhat consistent for me and my tastes to date. That is, I have found enjoyment in other authors who seem to have created a similar genre of character. Namely Martin Cruz Smith with his Arkady Renko, and Stieg Larsson with his Mikael Blomkvist.

Anyway, this was my first exposure to Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö's Inspector Martin Beck, and it was enjoyable enough that I now plan to investigate some other titles in this series.

Perfect reading for a day when the outside temperature is -25C under sunny skies.

Jim