The Man From Beijing - Softcover
One cold January day the police are called to a sleepy little hamlet in the north of Sweden where they discover a savagely murdered man lying in the snow. As they begin their investigation they notice that the village seems eerily quiet and deserted. Going from house to house, looking for witnesses, they uncover a crime unprecedented in Swedish history.
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 investigate. A nineteenth-century diary and a red silk ribbon found in the forest nearby are the only clues.
What Birgitta eventually uncovers leads her into an international web of corruption and a story of vengeance that stretches back over a hundred years, linking China and the USA of the 1860s with modern-day Beijing, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and coming to a shocking climax in London's Chinatown.
The Man from Beijing is both a gripping and perceptive political thriller and a compelling detective story. It shows Henning Mankell at the height of his powers, handling a broad historical canvas and pressing international issues with his exceptional gifts for insight and chilling suspense.
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 investigate. A nineteenth-century diary and a red silk ribbon found in the forest nearby are the only clues.
What Birgitta eventually uncovers leads her into an international web of corruption and a story of vengeance that stretches back over a hundred years, linking China and the USA of the 1860s with modern-day Beijing, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and coming to a shocking climax in London's Chinatown.
The Man from Beijing is both a gripping and perceptive political thriller and a compelling detective story. It shows Henning Mankell at the height of his powers, handling a broad historical canvas and pressing international issues with his exceptional gifts for insight and chilling suspense.
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RO60139039. THE MAN FROM BEIJING. 2011. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 553 pages. Légères mouillures en début d'ouvrage.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
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"Mankell's cool intelligence and taut plotting shine as ever" (WBQ)
"Scandinavian crime writing has seldom shouldered the burdens of world history with such upfront ambition" (Independent)
"Mr Mankell is a master portraitist of Sweden's underside" (The Economist)
"Mankell's great strength as a crime writer is evident: his ability to make normal life compelling..." (Times Literary Supplement)
"A generally gripping thriller" (The Observer)
"Scandinavian crime writing has seldom shouldered the burdens of world history with such upfront ambition" (Independent)
"Mr Mankell is a master portraitist of Sweden's underside" (The Economist)
"Mankell's great strength as a crime writer is evident: his ability to make normal life compelling..." (Times Literary Supplement)
"A generally gripping thriller" (The Observer)
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0099555352
- ISBN 13 9780099555353
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages560
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