Book description
Four nuns and a fifth woman are killed in a savage night-time attack
in Africa. A year later, Inspector Kurt Wallander invesigates the
disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher and discovers a gruesome and
meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened
bamboo poles. Then, another man is reported missing.
Once again Wallander's life is put on hold as he and his team work
tirelessly to find a link between the series of vicious murders.
Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Sidetracked.
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 forty-five 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.
www. henningmankell. co. uk
