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It is Midsummer's Eve, three young friends gather in a wood. In the still-sunlit Scandanavian dusk, they don costumes joyfully to enact - or so it appears to an unseen observer - a kind of masque. The hidden watcher soon brings their performance to an end. His approach is careful; his aim is perfect. Three bullets, three corpses. The murderer then carefully photographs the grisly tableau. The Ystad police station meanwhile is experiencing a summer lull, indeed Inspector Wallander is at last at liberty to attend to - albeit reluctantly - his deteriorating health, but his peace of mind is shattered when one of his colleagues is murdered. An unknown killer, seen by no-one, is on the loose, and the police's only lead is a photograph of three dead young people in costume. Forced to dig more deeply than he would have wanted into the personal life of one of his colleagues, Wallander's investigation reveals something none of his team could ever have imagined. However, they remain tantalisingly, terrifyingly one step behind the lethal progress of a killer Wallander would have to suppose was deranged if his methods were not so meticulous and his victims so clinically targeted.
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"The real test of thrillers of this kind is whether you want to spend more time in the detective's company. I certainly do" Sean French, Independent; "Mankell is one of the most ingenious crime writers around, strong on characterisation, plotting and atmosphere. Highly recommended" Peter Gutteridge, Observer
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- PublisherThe Harvill Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1860469833
- ISBN 13 9781860469831
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Book Description First British edition, signed by the author to the title page. Hardback. 440pp. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt to spine. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. It's Midsummer's Eve in Skane, Sweden's southernmost province. Three young friends meet in a wood, and in the eerie dusk don costumes and act out a masque - or so it seems to the person who watches them. This unseen observer soon brings their performance to an end. The approach is careful, the aim perfect. Three bullets, three corpses. Wallander's investigation reveals something that no one else in the team could ever have imagined. But still they remain terrifyingly one step behind the lethal process of a killer whose meticulous methods and clinical selection of victims belie the grotesque and barbarous nature of the crimes committed. This is the fifth in the Wallander series. Book and jacket both in near fine condition. Jacket unclipped. Book. Seller Inventory # 1305560
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