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by

Henning Mankell

Translated by

Laurie Thompson

When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place.In her grief she begins to investigate Henrik's death and when Louise finds a photograph of an unknown girlfriend in Mozambique she decides to travel there. She sees fear in every face, even unexpectedly in the patients at the AIDS clinic set up by an American businessman. Slowly ...

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Henning Mankell

Translated by

George Goulding

An early gem from the creator of the Kurt Wallander series, charting the life of a principled man through tragedy, heartbreak, true love and the battle for a nation's soul."A very engaging portrait . . . There is a powerful lack of sentimentality to the telling of the story [and] a lovely and genuinely moving love story at the heart of the book." Liam Heylin, Irish ExaminerAt 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in 1911, Oskar Jo...

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Henning Mankell

Translated by

Steven T. Murray

Book 1 -

The Kurt Wallander Mysteries

A #1 international bestseller: This "exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth" launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh ( Los Angeles Times).Early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer's eyes. The only clue is the single word she utters before she die...

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Henning Mankell

'One of the most ingenious crime writers around' Observer'The figurehead of Nordic noir' Independent'Mankell is in the first division of crime writing' The Times'Extraordinary' Ian RankinOne day in 1947, Bertil Kras decides to leave his modest life in Stockholm and begin again - swapping his work at a bicycle courier firm for a job at a sawmill.He moves to ...

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Henning Mankell

Series -

Kurt Wallander Mysteries

From the master of Scandinavian noir, a beautiful new edition of the bestselling “tale rich in gritty local culture” (Los Angeles Times) in the Kurt Wallander series, set in the newly post-Soviet Latvia“The writing is spare, the characterization deft, the atmosphere strong and the suspense overwhelming.” —Times Literary SupplementA life raft drifts ashore on the coast of Skåne, Sweden, carrying two dead men in expensive su...

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Henning Mankell

Series -

Wallander

The leader of a religious cult in Guyana instigates a mass suicide. He succeeds in killing himself and his whole flock of worshippers, save one.In a wood outside Ystad, the police make an horrific discovery: a severed head, and hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victim's side, handwritten corrections and amendments on every page.A string of incidents, including attacks on domestic animals, has been taking place and Inspector Wallander fears ...

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Henning Mankell

Book 3 -

Kurt Wallander

In 1992, in peaceful Southern Sweden, Louise Akerblom, an estate agent, pillar of the Methodist church, wife and mother, disappears. There is no explanation and no motive. Inspector Wallander and his team are called in to investigate.As Inspector Wallander is introduced to this missing person's case he has a gut feeling that the victim will never be found alive, but he has no idea how far he will have to go in search of the killer. In South Africa, Nelson Mandela has made his long ...

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Henning Mankell

Book 1 -

Kurt Wallander

One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his shattered body, both victims of a violence beyond reason.Wallander's life is a shambles. His wife has left him, his daughter refuses to speak to him, and even his ageing father barely tolerates him. He works tirelessly, eats b...

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Henning Mankell

Series -

Kurt Wallander Mysteries

Meet the detective who changed crime fiction forever: Kurt Wallander’s first case launched Scandinavian noir, won the Glass Key, was twice adapted for screen, and has been read by millions worldwide“Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind.” —The Times (London)A retired farming couple, alone in a remote Skåne farmhouse. One dead. One barely breathing, a noose around her neck—and a single whispered w...

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Henning Mankell

Translated by

Laurie Thompson

Book 3 -

The Kurt Wallander Mysteries

A small-town murder leads to international intrigue in this "first-class thriller" from the New York Times–bestselling master of Scandinavian crime ( The New York Times Book Review).Inspector Kurt Wallander returns in the second of Henning Mankell's award-winning, internationally-bestselling detective novels, this time to investigate the execution-style killing of a Swedish housewife. The local police focus on a determined stalker who's suddenly ...

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Henning Mankell

Translated by

Laurie Thompson

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WALLANDER MYSTERIESREVENGE CAN TAKE MORE THAN A LIFETIMEIn a sleepy hamlet in north Sweden, the local police make a chilling discovery; nineteen people have been brutally slaughtered. It is a crime unprecedented in Sweden's history and the police are under incredible pressure to solve the killings.When Judge Birgitta Roslin reads about the massacre, she realises that she has a family connection to one of the couples involved and decides to inv...

by

Henning Mankell

Translated by

Laurie Thompson

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One morning in the depths of winter, he sees a hunched figure struggling towards him across the ice. His past is about to catch up with him.The figure approaching in the freezing cold is Harriet, the only woman he has ever loved, the woman he aband...