LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018
The final novel from the bestselling author of the Inspector Wallander mysteries
Fredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor. Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire.
Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.
ISBN: | 9781784703394 |
Publication date: | 4th October 2018 |
Author: | Henning Mankell |
Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 401 pages |
Genres: |
Crime and Mystery Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Fiction in translation |