by Henning Mankell · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099450085
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«The Man Who Smiled» is the crime novel by Henning Mankell, published by Vintage in paperback (448 pages, in English).
Inspector Kurt Wallander, marked by having killed a man in the line of duty and struggling with drink, is determined to leave the police. When a friend's father dies in strange circumstances and that friend asks for his help, Wallander returns to the case and discovers that a facade of smiles hides a very real threat.
Novel in the Inspector Kurt Wallander series, originally published in Swedish as «Mannen som log» in 1994; this English edition is from 2006.
A read for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, police thrillers and series about detectives haunted by their past.
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
