Mankell, known in this country for his Kurt Wallander police procedurals (Faceless Killers; The Dogs of Riga), sets this intricate, stand-alone tale of murder and intrigue in the vast pine forests of north-central Sweden. Stefan Lindman, a 37-year-old policeman in the city of Boras, sees his life, b
The Return of the Dancing Master
โ Scribed by Henning Mankell
- Book ID
- 113364889
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 521 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781595586155
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
From the New York Times -bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander novels: An "absorbing" and "chilling" historical mystery "dripping with evil atmosphere" (The Times , London).
December 12, 1945. The Third Reich lies in ruins as a British warplane lands in Buckeburg, Germany. A man carrying a small black bag quickly disembarks and travels to Hamelin, where he disappears behind the prison gates. Early the next day, England's most experienced hangman executes twelve war criminals.
Fifty-four years later, retired policeman Herbert Molin is found brutally slaughtered on his remote farm in Harjedalen, Sweden. The police discover strange tracks in the blood on the floor . . . as if someone had been practicing the tango.
Stefan Lindman is a young police officer who has just been diagnosed with cancer of the tongue. When he reads about the murder of his former colleague, he decides to travel north and find out what...
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