The Return of the Dancing Master
Description
When retired policeman Herbert Molin is brutally murdered at his isolated farmhouse, the crime scene reveals a chilling pattern of footprints that seems to trace the steps of a tango. Stefan Lindman, a police officer confronting a deeply personal crisis, becomes drawn into the investigation and uncovers connections reaching back to Sweden’s wartime past. As buried loyalties and old secrets emerge, the case explores guilt, historical memory, moral responsibility, and the ways violence can echo across generations. Atmospheric and psychologically compelling, this tense mystery combines meticulous police work with a probing examination of Sweden’s uneasy relationship with its history.
Available Editions
paperback
New Press, The
Published Jan 1, 2004
467 pages
ISBN: 9781595586155
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Details
First Published
2000
Language
eng
Translation
From: swe
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell.