Kennedy's Brain

Laurie Thompson, Henning Mankell

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English

Vintage
01 August 2009

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery

When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. In this tense and chilling thriller that will see her travel to Africa in search of answers, Louise must unravel the mysteries of her son's past if she is to find out who killed him...

When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place.

In her grief she begins to investigate Henrik's death and when Louise finds a photograph of an unknown girlfriend in Mozambique she decides to travel there. She sees fear in every face, even unexpectedly in the patients at the AIDS clinic set up by an American businessman. Slowly Louise realises she has immersed herself in something far bigger than her son's death...

By: Henning Mankell
Translated by: Laurie Thompson
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 319g
ISBN: 9780099542049
ISBN 10: 0099542048
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 01 August 2009
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

HENNING MANKELL is the prize-winning and internationally acclaimed author of the Inspector Wallander Mysteries, now dominating bestseller lists throughout Europe. He devotes much of his free time to working with Aids charities in Africa, where he is also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo.

Reviews for Kennedy's Brain

This is two for the price of one - the finely crafted thriller you'd expect from Mankell, and the powerful social comment you wouldn't * Daily Sport * On one level, it is a mystery; but it is also an angry polemic on a subject that Mankell feels strongly about - the unnecessary suffering of AIDS victims in Africa * The Times * A journey into the darkest reaches of exploitation * Daily Telegraph * Mankell is writing with his heart on his sleeve, and the subject matter is a worthy one * Irish Times * Inventive, funny and worryingly prophetic * Guardian *