The Man on the Balcony
First edition (Swedish) | |
| Author | Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mannen på balkongen |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Martin Beck series |
| Publisher | Norstedts Förlag (Swedish) Pantheon Books (English) |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1968 |
| Pages | 199 |
| Preceded by | The Man Who Went Up in Smoke |
| Followed by | The Laughing Policeman |
The Man on the Balcony is a mystery novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, originally published as Mannen på balkongen in 1967. It is the third novel in the detective series revolving around Swedish police detective Martin Beck.
In the novel, Martin Beck and his team realize that a paedophilic murderer may have been seen by an unidentified serial robber on the lookout for a victim in the same area. The pressure increases when more child murders begin to occur.