| Murder at the Savoy | |
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1st edition (Swedish) |
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| Author(s) | Sjöwall and Wahlöö |
| Original title | Polis, polis, potatismos! |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Martin Beck series |
| Publisher | Norstedts Förlag |
| Publication date | 1970 |
| Published in English |
1971 |
| Pages | 231 pp |
| Preceded by | The Fire Engine That Disappeared |
| Followed by | The Abominable Man |
Murder at the Savoy (Polis, polis, potatismos! literally Police, Police, Mashed Potatoes!) is a Swedish crime novel and the sixth book out of ten in the 'Martin Beck' detective series by Sjöwall and Wahlöö revolving around police detective Martin Beck.
"Murder at the Savoy" is the English title of the novel. The Swedish title of the book, meaning "Police, police, mashed potatoes", is explained in a scene where Gunvald Larsson is telling off the miserably lazy policemen Kristiansson and Kvant. The two policemen had, instead of obeying their orders to arrest a suspect at Arlanda Airport, been arguing with a man whose 3-year-old son had shouted "Police, police, mashed potatoes" at the two policemen while they were eating Hot Dog with mashed potatoes at a grill bar. This refers to the common rhyme "polis polis potatisgris" ("police, police, potato pig").
Martin Beck has to search through a high powered business man's many enemies when the business man is shot in front of a dozen witnesses at a high-end restaurant.
The 1979 Russian film "Nezakonchennyy Uzhin," directed by Jānis Streičs, was based on the book.
The book was made into a film in 1993 by director Pelle Berglund.
| Preceded by The Fire Engine That Disappeared |
"Martin Beck" timeline, part 6 of 10 | Succeeded by The Abominable Man |
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