Martin Beck Award
The Martin Beck Award is an award given by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy for the best crime novel in translation. It is one of the most prestigious international crime-writing awards.
The Award is named after Martin Beck, a fictional Swedish police detective who is the main character in a series of ten novels by Sjöwall and WahlööWinners
The country and year of the first publication in brackets.1970s
- 1971 – Julian Symons, The 31st February,
- 1972 – Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal,
- 1973 – Richard Neely, The Walter Syndrome,
- 1974 – Francis Iles, Malice Aforethought,
- 1975 – Cornell Woolrich, Rendezvous in Black,
- 1976 – John Franklin Bardin, The Last of Philip Banter, and Devil Take The Blue-Tail Fly,
- 1977 – Leslie Thomas, Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective,
- 1978 – Anthony Price, Other Paths to Glory,
- 1979 – Brian Garfield, Recoil,
1980s
- 1980 – Ruth Rendell, Make Death Love Me,
- 1981 – Sébastien Japrisot, One Deadly Summer,
- 1982 – Margaret Yorke, The Scent of Fear,
- 1983 – Pierre Magnan, Death in the Truffle Wood,
- 1984 – Len Deighton, Berlin Game,
- 1985 – Elmore Leonard, LaBrava,
- 1986 – John le Carré, A Perfect Spy,
- 1987 – Matti Joensuu, Harjunpää and the Tormentors,
- 1988 – Scott Turow, Presumed Innocent,
- 1989 – Anders Bodelsen, Mørklægning,
1990s
- 1990 – Ross Thomas, Chinaman's Chance,
- 1991 – Doris Gercke, Weinschröter, du musst hängen,
- 1992 – Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, The Southern Seas,
- 1993 – Tim Krabbé, The Golden Egg,
- 1994 – Maarten 't Hart, Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld,
- 1995 – Scott Smith, A Simple Plan,
- 1996 – David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars,
- 1997 – Barry Unsworth, Morality Play,
- 1998 – Mary Willis Walker, Under the Beetle's Cellar,
- 1999 – Iain Pears, An Instance of the Fingerpost,
2000s
- 2000 – Thomas H. Cook, The Chatham School Affair,
- 2001 – Peter Robinson, In a Dry Season,
- 2002 – Karin Fossum, Black Seconds,
- 2003 – Ben Elton, Dead Famous,
- 2004 – Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency,
- 2005 – Arnaldur Indriðason, Voices,
- 2006 – Philippe Claudel, Grey Souls,
- 2007 – Thomas H. Cook, Red Leaves,
- 2008 – Andrea Maria Schenkel, Tannöd,
- 2009 – Andrew Taylor, Bleeding Heart Square,
2010s
- 2010 – Deon Meyer, Devil's Peak,
- 2011 – Denise Mina, The End of the Wasp Season,
- 2012 – Peter Robinson, Before the Poison,
- 2013 – Dror Mishani, The Missing File,
- 2014 – Jørn Lier Horst, The Hunting Dogs,
- 2015 – Nic Pizzolatto, Galveston,
- 2016 – Ray Celestin, The Axeman's Jazz,
