Henning Mankell (76)

Kurt Wallander nunca foi o género de homem que se sente muito à vontade em eventos sociais, mas algo na festa do 75º aniversário de Håkan von Enke, um antigo oficial da Marinha, o deixa mais desconfortável. O aniversariante parece inquieto e... Ler mais

Hanna Lundmark, para fugir à miséria que avassalou os campos da Suécia em 1904, arranja um trabalho de cozinheira num barco com destino à Austrália. Após uma paragem no porto de Lourenço Marques, Hanna toma a ousada decisão de abandonar o barco e... Ler mais

Em "O Homem que Sorria", Henning Mankell devolve ao seu público-leitor um comissário Kurt Wallander no seu melhor. A vontade de desvendar e vingar o incompreensível assassinato de um advogado seu amigo e do pai deste reanima Wallander a regressar ao... Ler mais

De madrugada, uma rapariga permanecia apática nos campos de Edvin Salomonsson. Ao deparar-se com tão estranha figura, ali, de pé, desprovida de qualquer ânimo, o homem, receoso, quis expulsá-la das suas terras. Um telefonema traz Kurt Wallander,... Ler mais

Inexplicavelmente, um consultor informático morre de ataque cardíaco logo após ter utilizado um terminal do multibanco. Duas adolescentes matam selvaticamente um motorista de táxi e confessam o crime sem mostrar o menor sinal de arrependimento. Uma... Ler mais

Fredrik Welin passou os últimos doze anos da sua vida numa ilha do Báltico rodeada de gelo, tendo como única companhia o seu cão e a sua gata, e como única visita o carteiro. Um dia, vê uma figura aproximar-se lentamente e percebe que nada voltará a... Ler mais

In January 2014 Henning Mankell was informed that he had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death, but about what it means to be human. Mankell writes about love and jealousy, courage and fear, about what it is like to live with a fatal... Ler mais

When Kurt Wallander first appeared in "Faceless Killers" back in 1990, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. "The... Ler mais

Sweden, winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team receive an anonymous tip-off. A few days later a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead. The dead men were criminals, victims of what... Ler mais

Some cases aren’t as cold as you’d think Kurt Wallander’s life looks like it has taken a turn for the better when his offer on a new house is accepted, only for him to uncover something unexpected in the garden – the skeleton of a middle-aged woman.... Ler mais

‘Absorbing, chilling and dripping with evil atmosphere’ The Times Since his mother’s disappearance, Hans Olofson has led an isolated life. When he loses his girlfriend in tragic circumstances, he decides to fulfil her dream: to visit the grave of a... Ler mais

When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless Killers, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. The Pyramid... Ler mais

Quelque part en Afrique, la nuit, un homme assis sur le toit d'un théâtre contemple la ville. A ses pieds, un enfant blessé est en train de mourir. Nelio, âgé de dix ans, a vécu la guerre civile et l'errance. Il lui raconte son histoire, en opposant... Ler mais

One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive... Ler mais

Una noche de otoño, Fredrik Welin —el protagonista de la exitosa novela Zapatos italianos— se despierta cuando un incendio arrasa su casa. A sus sesenta y nueve años, este solitario médico jubilado sale penosamente de entre las llamas, calzado con... Ler mais

Spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression after killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander has made up his mind to quit the police force for good.
When an old acquaintance seeks Wallander's help to investigate the suspicious... Ler mais

Midsummer approaches and Inspector Kurt Wallander is preparing for a holiday with the new woman in his life, hopeful that his wayward daughter and his ageing father will cope without him. But his summer plans are thrown into disarray when a teenage... Ler mais

C'est l'automne en Scanie avec son lot de pluie et de vent. Désabusé, Wallander aspire à une retraite paisible et rêve d'avoir une maison à la campagne et un chien. Il visite une ancienne ferme, s'enthousiasme pour les lieux, pense avoir trouvé son... Ler mais

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... Ler mais