Introduction: Marxist noir at the gates -- A world gone wrong: Raymond Chandler -- The accord: Per Wahløø and Sjøwall-Wahløø -- The fall from grace: Henning Mankell -- The collapsed dream: Stieg Larsson -- Excavating the Swedish underbelly: Roslund & Hellstrøm -- A brave new Swe…
"This study explores the development of a Swedish Marxist noir subgenre post-1990s through a Marxist reading of central works, from Marlowe novels of Raymond Chandler to the 1960s social crime fiction of Sjöwall-Wahlöö to modern bestselling authors such as Henning Mankell, Stieg…
