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Midsummer approaches, and Inspector Kurt Wallander prepares for a holiday with the new woman in his life, hopeful that his wayward daughter and his ageing father will cope without him.
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In this gripping thriller, Kurt Wallander's furious pursuit of a killer who scalps his victims will throw him and those he loves most into mortal danger.Midsummer approaches, and Inspector Kurt Wallander prepares for a holiday with the new woman in his life, hopeful that his wayward daughter and his ageing father will cope without him.But his restful summer plans are thrown into disarray when a teenage girl commits suicide before his eyes, and a former minister of justice is butchered in the first of a series of apparently motiveless murders. Wallander's desperate hunt for the girl's identity and his furious pursuit of a killer who scalps his victims will throw him and those he loves most into mortal danger.WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER
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This Wallander thriller is republished in a new rejacketed edition. He's in furious pursuit of a killer who scalps his victims.
Author Biography
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.
Review
Wallander's investigations are perfectly judged to create a thrilling mood of growing tension culminating in a satisfying climax * The Times *Wonderfully bleak thrillers...somehow unremitting and gripping at the same time -- Sean French * Independent *Mankell is one of the most ingenious crime writers around. Highly recommended * Observer *Sweden's answer to Morse and Wexford * Mail on Sunday *Gripping... Expert plotting * Daily Telegraph *
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In this gripping thriller, Kurt Wallander's furious pursuit of a killer who scalps his victims will throw him and those he loves most into mortal danger
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Wallander's investigations are perfectly judged to create a thrilling mood of growing tension culminating in a satisfying climax
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Wallander's investigations are perfectly judged to create a thrilling mood of growing tension culminating in a satisfying climax
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In this gripping thriller, Kurt Wallander's furious pursuit of a killer who scalps his victims will throw him and those he loves most into mortal danger
Details ISBN0099571730 Author Steven T. Murray Pages 512 Series Kurt Wallander Year 2012 Translator Steven T. Murray ISBN-10 0099571730 ISBN-13 9780099571735 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1948 Media Book DEWEY 839.738 Subtitle Kurt Wallander Short Title SIDETRACKED HENNING MANKELL Language English Residence SW Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 2012-08-02 UK Release Date 2012-08-02 AU Release Date 2012-08-02 NZ Release Date 2012-08-02 Translated from Swedish Audience General Alternative 9781407065304 We've got this
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