Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author and dramatist, best known for his mystery series starring Inspector Kurt Wallander, which includes Faceless Killers, The Dogs of Riga and Before the Frost. He also wrote plays and television screenplays, and his books highlighted social inequality and injustice in Sweden and abroad. He spent much of his time in Mozambique, where he started a theatre, and gave considerable sums to charities, mostly connected to Africa. Mankell died in 2015.