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The Man From Beijing
Henning Mankell
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Description for The Man From Beijing
Paperback. One cold January day the police are called to a sleepy little hamlet in the north of Sweden where they discover a savagely murdered man lying in the snow. As they begin their investigation they notice that the village seems eerily quiet and deserted. Going from house to house, they uncover a crime unprecedented in Swedish history. Translator(s): Thompson, Laurie. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 380.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WALLANDER MYSTERIES
REVENGE CAN TAKE MORE THAN A LIFETIME
In a sleepy hamlet in north Sweden, the local police make a chilling discovery; nineteen people have been brutally slaughtered. It is a crime unprecedented in Sweden's history and the police are under incredible pressure to solve the killings.
When Judge Birgitta Roslin reads about the massacre, she realises that she has a family connection to one of the couples involved and decides to investigate. When the police make a hasty arrest it is left to her to investigate the source of a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099532040
SKU
V9780099532040
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About Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries continue to dominate bestseller lists all over the globe and 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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Man From Beijing
The master of the Swedish crime thriller... a master modern storyteller
Barry Forshaw
Daily Express
Riveting
The Times
Mankell is one of the most ingenious crime writers around. Highly recommended
Observer
Readable, tense, sometimes horrific and chilling in its precise delineation of brutal crime
Guardian
It's hard to think of a ... Read more
Barry Forshaw
Daily Express
Riveting
The Times
Mankell is one of the most ingenious crime writers around. Highly recommended
Observer
Readable, tense, sometimes horrific and chilling in its precise delineation of brutal crime
Guardian
It's hard to think of a ... Read more