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Informationen zum Autor Henning Mankell has become a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing! gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries are currently dominating bestseller lists all over the globe. His books have been translated into over forty languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander! starring Kenneth Branagh. Mankell devotes much of his free time to working with Aids charities in Africa! where he is also director of the Teatro Avenida inMaputo. In 2008! the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. Klappentext The final Kurt Wallander Mystery - and the first new Wallander novel for a decade. Every morning Håkan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his home in Stockholm. However! one winter's day he fails to come home. Detective Kurt Wallander has personal reasons for involving himself in the case as Håkan's son is engaged to his daughter Linda. His search leads him down dark and unexpected avenues involving espionage! betrayal and new information about events during the Cold War that threatens to cause a political scandal on a scale unprecedented in Swedish history.