Henning Mankell is the internatinally acclaimed, bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander novels. Mankell's novels have been translated into forty-five languages and have sold more than forty million copies worldwide. He was the first winner of the Ripper Award and also received the Glass Key and the Crime Writers’ Association Golden Dagger, among other awards. His Kurt Wallander mysteries have been adapted into a PBS television series starring Kenneth Branagh. During his life, Mankell divided his time between Sweden and Mozambique, where he was artistic director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. He died in 2015.
“A tale rich in gritty local culture. . . . The plot is
satisfyingly seamy, Wallander is, as always, discombobulated and
astute.” –Los Angeles Times
“Apart from his uncommon skill at devising dense, mulilayered
plots, Mankell’s forte is matching mood to setting and subject.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“The writing is spare, the characterization deft, the atmosphere
strong and the suspense overwhelming.” –Times Literary
Supplement
“A gripping, thoughtful police procedural that engages from the
first page.” –Irish Independent
"A tale rich in gritty local culture. . . . The plot is
satisfyingly seamy, Wallander is, as always, discombobulated and
astute." -Los Angeles Times
"Apart from his uncommon skill at devising dense,
mulilayered plots, Mankell's forte is matching mood to setting and
subject." -The New York Times Book Review
"The writing is spare, the characterization deft, the
atmosphere strong and the suspense overwhelming." -Times
Literary Supplement
"A gripping, thoughtful police procedural that engages
from the first page." -Irish Independent
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