NMLP P-020544 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Laughing Policeman

Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo · Norstedts (Sweden, as 'Den skrattande polisen') / Pantheon (US) · 1968 (Swedish) / 1970 (US English)

The Swedish original (1968) is the true first. The collectible English-language first is the US Pantheon edition (1970), which precedes the UK Gollancz edition (1971).

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-020544 for "The Laughing Policeman" by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-020544, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).