Incorrect Sequence: Martin Beck #2

[Barrett]

This book is listed as (Martin Beck Police Mystery #3), when it is actually #2. I almost read the books out of sequence by mistake. #3 is actually The Man On The Balcony.

Could someone look into this please? Thank you!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Scott]

I changed it because I have the first two books in my possession and The Man on the Balcony says "#2" on it.

[lethe]

On the series page, they are still listed as book 2 and 3, respectively.

[Scott]

I guess that's the drawback to people putting the series in the title; then they all have to be changed.

[Barrett]

Hmmm. Could your 1976 edition of The Man On The Balcony have been mislabeled number 2?

The spines list sequential reading order here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...

The original publishing order was:
1. Roseanna (Roseanna, 1965)
2. The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Mannen som gick upp i rök, 1966)
3. The Man on the Balcony (Mannen på balkongen, 1967)
4. The Laughing Policeman (Den skrattande polisen, 1968) (Edgar Award, Best Novel, 1971)
5. The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Brandbilen som försvann, 1969)
6. Murder at the Savoy (Polis, polis, potatismos!, 1970)
7. The Abominable Man (Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle, 1971)
8. The Locked Room (Det slutna rummet, 1972)
9. Cop Killer (Polismördaren, 1974)
10. The Terrorists (Terroristerna, 1975)

[Scott]

It's possible, or maybe they were just released in a different order in different countries. I'll switch it back to match the publishing order.

[Barrett]

Oh yes! That could very well be it! Thanks!

[Scott]

No problem. Yeah, looks like the Vintage printings switched the two: