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More copies of this ISBN:One Step Behindby Henning Mankell
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Discover Europe's favorite mystery writer. Sweden's Henning Mankell writes a first-rate police procedural that also serves as an indictment of contemporary society. His characters are fully drawn, full of frailties, unexpected courage, and are utterly endearing.
"In the same vein as the complex police procedurals of Ian Rankin comes these books featuring Detective Kurt Wallander. Set in Mankell's native Sweden, these dark and brooding mysteries have a European sensibility reminiscent of recent European crime thrillers like Insomnia and The Vanishing (the original European versions). Mankell is a best-selling author in Europe, and deserves the same success here in the States with his Black Lizard reissues." Georgie Lewis, Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:On Midsummer?s Eve, three friends gather in a secluded meadow in Sweden. In the still-sun-lit northern night, they don costumes and begin to role play. But an uninvited guest soon brings their performance to a gruesome conclusion. His approach is careful; his aim is perfect. Three bullets, three corpses. The murderer then carefully photographs the grisly tableau.
Meanwhile, the Ystad police station is experiencing a summer lull. Inspector Kurt Wallander is focusing on living healthier, but his peace of mind is shattered when a fellow officer is murdered. The police slowly realize how little they know about what is going on in their seemingly serene town. An unknown killer is on the loose, but their only lead is a photograph of three dead young people in costume. Forced to dig more deeply than he?d like into the personal life of one of his colleagues, Wallander?s investigation uncovers something he could never have imagined. One Step Behind is the fifth book to appear in English in what the Los Angeles Times Book Review calls the ?exquisite? Kurt Wallander series. Review:"Lyrical, meticulous, and stunningly suspenseful." St. Petersburg Times Review:"Typical of the dense, intricate intelligence that Mankell brings to detection and crime writing." The Washington Post Book World Review:"Satisfying in a way that has less to do with the wonders of forensic science than with the pure pleasure of rational thought." The New York Times Review:"It is not hard to see why the Wallander books have made a particular impact." Times Literary Supplement Review:?Lyrical....Meticulously detailed....Masterful.? Publishers Weekly (starred review) Review:?Wonderful! Police procedural with personal texture.? The Associated Press Review:?Henning Mankell?s Inspector Wallander has established himself as one of the best of recent detectives....It is not hard to see why the Wallander books have made a particular impact.? The Times Literary Supplement (London) Review:"Mankell remains central to the flowering of a new, distinctly darker strain of the European hard-boiled crime novel." Booklist, starred review Review:"The best of Wallander's adventures to date." Kirkus Reviews Review:?Especially satisfying.? The Wall Street Journal Synopsis:Sixth in the Kurt Wallander series. On Midsummer’s Eve, three role-playing teens dressed in eighteenth-century garb are shot in a secluded Swedish meadow. When one of Inspector Kurt Wallander’s most trusted colleagues–someone whose help he hoped to rely on to solve the crime–also turns up dead, Wallander knows the murders are related. But with his only clue a picture of a woman no one in Sweden seems to know, he can’t begin to imagine how. Reeling from his own father’s death and facing his own deteriorating health, Wallander tracks the lethal progress of the killer. Locked in a desperate effort to catch him before he strikes again, Wallander always seems to be just one step behind. Synopsis:An unknown killer is on the loose, but their only lead is a photograph of three dead young people in costume. Forced to dig more deeply than he'd like into the personal life of one of his colleagues, Wallander's investigation uncovers something he could never have imagined. "One Step Behind" is the fifth book to appear in English in what the "Los Angeles Times Book Review" calls the "exquisite" Kurt Wallander series. About the AuthorInternationally acclaimed author Henning Mankell has written eight novels and a collection of short stories featuring Kurt Wallander. The books have been published in thirty-three countries and consistently top the bestseller lists in Europe, receiving major literary prizes (including Great Britain’s Gold Dagger in 2000) and generating numerous international film and television adaptations. He has also published many other novels for children, young people, and adults, and is one of Sweden’s most frequently performed dramatists. He has spent many years in Africa, where a number of his novels are set. Born in 1948, Mankell grew up in the Swedish village of Sveg. He now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as a director at Teatro Avenida. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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