The Fifth Woman
Published on 13. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-86046-866-7 (ISBN)
Description
Inspector Kurt Wallander is home from an idyllic holiday in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future. But when he investigates the disappearence of an elderly birdwatcher he discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles. Then another man is reported missing. And once again Wallander's life is on hold as he and his team work tirelessly to find a link between the series of vicious murders. Forever battling to make sense of the violence of modern Sweden, Wallander leads a massive investigation to uncover a brutal killer.
Reviews / Votes
"The Fifth Woman achieves a deeply satisfying density of plot and characterization" The Baltimore Sun; "Written with elegant precision and ease, Mankell combines strong narrative drive and deft characteristaion in a crime novel of extraordinary depth and suspense" Jocelyn Clarke, Sunday Tribune; "Mankell is a real find" Marcel Berlins, The TimesMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86046-866-7 (9781860468667)
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Henning Mankell
The Fifth Woman
Book
04/2001
The Harvill Press
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Person
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.