They live lives the same as millions of people. They have a lot in common: they fall in love, marry, divorce, care for children—and sometimes knock over a mug of beer or a glass of something stronger. But at the same time they are absolutely different people: someone hates weapons but loves chess, and someone has phenomenal memory. Each has their own weaknesses, flaws, and talents. Yet all of them serve in the police and investigate crimes under the command of Martin Beck.
In the novel “Roseanna,” Martin Beck and his assistants will have to find the culprit behind the mysterious death of a young woman whose body was pulled from the water while clearing a shipping canal. The dead woman was without clothes and jewelry—only a strand of hair had wrapped around her neck…