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About the author Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm in 1948. He is the author of many works of fiction, among them the nine books in the Kurt Wallender series. His books have been translated into 19 languages. He has worked as an actor, theatre director and manger in Sweden and more recently in Mozambique, where he now lives and is the head of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. 'Wallander is among the very best fictional crimebusters' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Mankell is in the first division of crime writing' THE TIMES 'Mankell could turn you to crime' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The real test of thrillers of this kind is whether you want to spend more time in the detective's company. I certainly do' SEAN FRENCH, INDEPENDET 'Wallander's investigations are perfectly judged to create a thrilling mood of growing tension culminating in a satisfying climax' THE TIMES 'Mankell is one of the most ingenious crime writers around. Highly recommended' OBSERVER 'Well-paced... a thinking man's thriller' NEW YORK TIMES 'Inspector Wallander is one of the most wonderful crations in contemporary crime writing.. a classic of its genre' LE MONDE 'Inspector Wallander has touches of Dexter's Inspector Morse about him, while remaining an original and highly likeable creation' THE TIMES |