The Man Who Smiled: 4 (Kurt Wallander) - Softcover

Mankell, Henning

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400095832 ISBN 13: 9781400095834

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2007

Synopsis

From the dean of Scandinavian noir, comes a riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series, the basis for the PBS series staring Kenneth Branagh.

After killing a man in the line of duty, Kurt Wallander resolves to quit the Ystad police. However, a bizarre case gets under his skin.

A lawyer driving home at night stops to investigate an effigy sitting in a chair in the middle of the highway. The lawyer is hit over the head and dies. Within a week the lawyer's son is also killed. These deeply puzzling mysteries compel Wallander to remain on the force. The prime suspect is a powerful corporate mogul with a gleaming smile that Wallander believes hides the evil glee of a killer. Joined by Ann-Britt Hoglund, Wallander begins to uncover the truth, but the same merciless individuals responsible for the murders are now closing in on him.

About this title

Review:

"Compelling . . . skillfully plotted and suspenseful. . . . A thriller for the thinking reader."
--Dallas Morning News

"Mankell's novels are a joy."
--USA Today

"Absorbing. . . . In the masterly manner of P.D. James, Mankell projects his hero's brooding thoughts onto nature itself."
--The New York Times

"Wallander is a loveable gumshoe. . . . He is one of the most credible creations in contemporary crime fiction."
--The Guardian

From the Publisher:

A disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander is thrown back into the fray when he becomes both hunter and hunted in this adventure from the pen of Sweden's master of crime and mystery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1400095832
• ISBN 13: 9781400095834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336