Book description
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 nineteenth century diary and red
silk ribbon found near the crime scene. What she will uncover leads
her into an international web of corruption and a story of vengeance
that stretches back over a hundred years.
The Man from Beijing is a gripping political thriller and a
compelling detective story from a writer at the height of his powers.
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.
