The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander Mysteries (Hardcover)) - Hardcover

Mankell, Henning

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565849930 ISBN 13: 9781565849938

Publisher: New Press, 2006

Synopsis

Dalgliesh.
"The Man Who Smiled" begins with Wallander deep in a personal and professional crisis after killing a man in the line of duty; eventually, he vows to quit the Ystad police force for good. Just then, however, a friend who had asked Wallander to look into the death of his father winds up dead himself, shot three times. Ann-Britt Hoglund, the department's first female detective, proves to be his best ally as he tries to pierce the smiling facade of his prime suspect, a powerful multinational business tycoon. But just as he comes close to uncovering the truth, the same shadowy threats responsible for the murders close in on Wallander himself.
All of Mankell's talents as a master of the modern police procedural--which have earned him legions of fans worldwide--are showcased in "The Man Who Smiled," which is the fourth of the eight Wallander books published thus far in English.

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Review:

Will Ystad, the midsized Swedish city that never thaws, have to bid farewell to the brilliant/vulnerable/Maigret-like Detective Chief Inspector who's kept it law-abiding all these years?His colleagues, his boss, his doctor, his dad, everyone-including himself, Kurt Wallander (Before the Frost, 2005, etc.)-is certain he's packing it in. He's killed a man-justifiably, in defense of his own life, but with shattering emotional consequences. For the first time in his long career, Wallender feels useless, "like the clockwork man who had lost the key that normally stuck out of his back." Returning to Ystad after months of sick leave, Wallander fully intends to hand in his papers, but then something unpredictable, or perhaps exceedingly predictable, rouses the dormant copper in him: a meaty mystery that provides an irresistible opportunity to add luster to the Wallander name. Everyone in the Ystad PD has written off the death of elderly lawyer Gustaf Torstensson as accidental. Only Wallander is astute enough to recognize it for the homicide it is and spot its heinous connection to the rich and powerful man with no smile. True, Wallander has a certain helpful piece of inside information, but never mind. What matters is that the game is once more afoot.Slow as an ice floe, but the Wallander Weltschmerz maintains its peculiar grip. (Kirkus Reviews)

About this edition

• Publisher: New Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1565849930
• ISBN 13: 9781565849938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325