Book description
When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his
flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother
could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place.
In her grief she begins to investigate Henrik's death and when
Louise finds a photograph of an unknown girlfriend in Mozambique she
decides to travel there. She sees fear in every face, even
unexpectedly in the patients at the AIDS clinic set up by an American
businessman. Slowly Louise realises she has immersed herself in
something far bigger than her son's death...
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 over forty 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.
