Description
After a friend is brutally murdered, a disillusioned Kurt Wallander abandons his self-imposed retirement and returns to police work. His investigation leads him toward a powerful industrialist known for his unnerving smile—and into a labyrinth of wealth, influence, and hidden crimes. As Wallander confronts institutional resistance and his own doubts, he must rely on patience, intuition, and dogged determination to uncover the truth. Tense, atmospheric, and psychologically penetrating, this gripping Swedish crime novel explores corruption, moral compromise, and the personal cost of pursuing justice.
Available Editions
paperback
New Press, The
Published Jan 1, 2012
337 pages
ISBN: 9781595585806
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Mannen som log
From: swe
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell.