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Henning mankell lasst seinen kommissar kurt wallander aus dem sudschwedischen. Henning mankell, born february 3, 1948, stockholm, swedendied october 5, 2015, gothenburg, swedish novelist and playwright best known for his crime writing, especially for a series of novels featuring kurt wallander, the chief inspector of ystad police department. His novels, which include the bestselling kurt wallander mysteries, have been translated into thirtyseven languages with more than thirty million copies in print worldwide. Click to read more about sidetracked by henning mankell. Henning mankell is the internatinally acclaimed, bestselling author of the kurt wallander novels. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sidetracked. Sidetracked chester county library system overdrive. Sidetracked, the fifth of henning mankells acclaimed kurt wallander mysteries, and the second to be translated into english, is an engrossing police procedural. Mankells novels have been translated into fortyfive languages and have sold more than forty million copies worldwide. Henning mankell 19482015 was swedens mostread author worldwide. Kurt wallander new ed by henning mankell, steven t.
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From the first page it was obvious that this was not a run of the mill mystery. He was the first winner of the ripper award and also received the glass key and the crime writers association golden dagger. The hardboiled kurt wallander has softened slightly since he was first introduced in faceless killers, the first title in the series. But his restful summer plans are thrown into disarray when a teenage girl commits suicide before his eyes, and a. Henning mankell did not make his debut into the world of novel writing until 1973 shortly after the demise of his father. The next day he is called to a beach where swedens former minister of justice has been. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Sidetracked by henning mankell overdrive rakuten overdrive. Henning mankells kurt wallander series is very popular in europe, and sidetracked won the best crime novel of the year award there. Having sold millions of copies worldwide, the wallander stories have been adapted a number of times, growing the detectives fan base even further it is said that mankell created wallander as he wanted to write about the shocking xenophobia he witnessed in swedish society. Set mostly in what he depicted as a particularly bleak region of sweden, mankells crime stories have a strong sense of place. The investigation into his disappearance falls under the jurisdiction of the stockholm police. Buy a discounted paperback of sidetracked online from australias leading online bookstore. Inspector kurt wallanders longanticipated vacation plans are interrupted by two.
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Murrays able translation, the united states audience will be able to read this scandinavian thrillermurder mystery. Sidetracked kurt wallander mystery book 5 kindle edition by. Sidetracked was one of my favorite wallander books, most of all because i found it was very. Kurt wallander henning mankell, steven t murray isbn. There are many twists and turns as wallander finds himself hunting a particularly savage killer whose trophies are the victims scalps. He arrives just in time to watch her douse herself in gasoline and set herself aflame. He was the first winner of the ripper award and also received the glass key and the crime writers association golden dagger, more about henning mankell.
Midsummer approaches, and wallander prepares for a holiday with the new woman in his life, hopeful that his wayward daughter and his ageing father. Aside from being an author, mankell is wellknown for his leftwing political activism. Random house presents the audiobook edition of sidetracked by henning mankell, read by sean barrett. Translated into english, it won the uk crime writers association annual gold dagger award for best crime novel in 2001.
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