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The Man Who Smiled

Kurt Wallander

Henning Mankell Laurie Thompson

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English
Vintage
01 August 2012
Series: Kurt Wallender
A disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander is thrown back into the fray when he becomes both hunter and hunted in this gripping thriller.

Spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression after killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander has made up his mind to quit the police force for good.

When an old acquaintance seeks Wallander's help to investigate the suspicious circumstances in which his father has died, Kurt doesn't want to know. But when his former friend turns up dead, shot three times, Wallander realises that he was wrong not to listen.

Against his better judgment, he returns to work to head what may now have become a double murder case. An enigmatic big-business tycoon seems to be the common denominator in the two deaths. But while Wallander is on the trail of the killer, somebody is on the trail of Wallander, and closing in fast...

Over 35 million copies of the Kurt Wallander series sold worldwide.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   316g
ISBN:   9780099571728
ISBN 10:   0099571722
Series:   Kurt Wallender
Pages:   448
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Henning Mankell has become a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries are currently dominating bestseller lists all over the globe. His books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh. Mankell devotes much of his free time to working with Aids charities in Africa, where he is also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008, the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. www.henningmankell.co.uk.

Reviews for The Man Who Smiled: Kurt Wallander

One of his best The Times 20050924 Vintage Nordic storytelling Observer Impeccable plotting Daily Express Absorbing, chilling and dripping with evil atmosphere The Times Rather in the way that Dire Straits were the Trojan horse that kickstarted the CD industry, Mankell's novels became the standard bearer for foreign crime in translation...the writer is a man of rare skills -- Barry Forshaw Daily Express 20050923


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