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A young girl, possibly a foreigner, commits suicide in baffling circumstances. There are several vicious murders, and not one of them with an obvious motive. It falls to Kurt Wallander of the Ystad police to try to solve the crimes.
This novel is inspired by the life of E.M. Forster and his relationship with his long-term companion Bob Buckingham and his wife – but transposed to late 1950s Brighton. The book tells a tragic tale of thwarted love.
Mr Shaw works for an insurance company. One year, during his family summer holiday, his world is turned upside down when he meets Caroline, a donkey. To the outrage of his neighbours and the quiet bemusement of his wife, he walks her back to the city, builds her a stable and spends the evenings encouraging her talent for playing chess.
Crestfallen, dejected, and spiralling into an alcohol-fueled depression after killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander has made his mind up to quit the force for good. But when an old acquaintance seeks Kurt’s help to solve his father’s suspicious death, he is soon back on the case.
In the heat of June, all England seems to head for Epsom Downs. For months before, people have been waiting and plotting for this day. Everywhere money jingles and plans are laid. As the months pass the pace quickens and dastardly deeds are done, foxing even the stalwart police detective Captain MacTurk.
In 1992, in peaceful Southern Sweden, a young housewife, pillar of the Methodist church, disappears and is found murdered, execution style. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team are called in to investigate.
Commissaire Adamsberg leaves Paris for a conference in London. With him are a young sergeant, Estalere, and Commandant Danglard. It is the break they all need, until a macabre and brutal case comes to the attention of their colleague Radstock from New Scotland Yard.
Roger Brown has it all. He’s the country’s most successful headhunter. He has a beautiful wife and a magnificent house. And to maintain this lifestyle, he’s also a highly accomplished art thief. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve, and Roger sees his chance to be rich beyond his wildest dreams.
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. They all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is in middle age and he is finding that memory is imperfect.
Every morning Hakan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his apartment in Stockholm. However, one winter’s day he fails to come home. It seems that the retired naval officer has vanished without trace. Detective Kurt Wallander is not officially involved in the investigation, but he has personal reasons for his interest in the case.
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 beside his shattered body, both victims of a violence beyond reason.
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