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The Man Who Smiled

English · Paperback / Softback

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Crestfallen, dejected and spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression after killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander has made up his mind to quit the force for good. When an old acquaintance, a solicitor, seeks Wallander's help to investigate the suspicious circumstances in which his father has dies, Kurt doesn't want to know. But when the solicitor also turns up dead, shot three times, Wallander realises that he was wrong not to listen. Against his better judgment, he returns to work to head what may now have become a double murder case. A rookie female detective has joined the force in his absence and he adopts the role of mentor to her as they fight to unravel the mystery. An enigmatic business tycoon, who hides behind an entourage of brusque secretaries and tight security, seems to be the common denominator in the two deaths. But while Wallander is on the trail of the killer, somebody is on the trail of Wallander, and closing in fast.

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Henning Mankell, 1948 als Sohn eines Richters in Stockholm geboren, wuchs in Härjedalen auf. Als 17-jähriger begann er am renommierten Riks-Theater in Stockholm das Regiehandwerk zu lernen. 1972 unternahm er seine erste Afrikareise. Sieben Jahre später erschien sein erster Roman "Das Gefangenenlager, das verschwand". In den kommenden Jahren arbeitete er als Autor, Regisseur und Intendant an verschiedenen schwedischen Theatern. 1985 wurde Henning Mankell eingeladen, beim Aufbau eines Theaters in Maputo, Mosambik, zu helfen. Er begann zwischen den Kontinenten zu pendeln und entschied sich schließlich, überwiegend in Afrika zu leben. Dort ist auch der größte Teil der Wallander-Serie entstanden. Außerdem schrieb Henning Mankell Jugendbücher, von denen mehrere auch in Deutschland ausgezeichnet wurden. 2009 erhielt er den Erich-Maria-Remarque-Friedenspreis. Henning Mankell verstarb im Oktober 2015.

Product details

Authors Henning Mankell
Assisted by Laurie Thompson (Translation)
Publisher Harvill Secker
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 23.08.2005
 
EAN 9781843431060
ISBN 978-1-84343-106-0
No. of pages 325
Dimensions 153 mm x 233 mm x 24 mm
Subjects Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage

Schwedische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.)

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