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Absorbing, chilling and dripping with evil atmosphere The TimesSince his mothers disappearance, Hans Olofson has led an isolated life.

« En janvier 2014, j’ai appris que j’étais atteint d’un cancer grave. Cependant, ce n’est pas un livre crépusculaire, mais une réflexion sur ce que c’est que vivre. Je me suis promené dans ma propre

Deux enquêtes de Kurt Wallander, le célèbre enquêteur suédois. La disparition d’une jeune mère de famille en Scanie serait liée à la lutte politique sanglante en Afrique du Sud (La Lionne blanche).

En este histórico primer encuentro con sus lectores, el inspector Wallander debe resolver un caso casi tan complicado como su vida personal. Mientras procura desenmascarar a los despiadados asesinos de una anciana que ha muerto con la palabra "extranjero" en la boca antes de que los prejuicios raciales latentes en la comunidad desaten una ola de violencia vengadora, Wallander debe enfrentar el abandono de su esposa, la hostilidad de su hija, la demencia senil de su padre y hasta su propio deterioro fisico a causa del exceso de alcohol y comida barata y la falta de sueño

Quelque part en Afrique, la nuit, un homme assis sur le toit d’un théâtre contemple la ville. À ses pieds, un enfant blessé est en train de mourir. Nelio, âgé de dix ans, a vécu la guerre civile et l

C’est l’automne en Scanie avec son lot de pluie et de vent. Désabusé, Wallander aspire à une retraite paisible et rêve d’avoir une maison à la campagne et un chien. Il visite une ancienne ferme, s’en

Fredrik Welin, médecin à la retraite, vit reclus sur son île de la Baltique. Une nuit, une lumière aveuglante le tire du sommeil. Au matin, la maison héritée de ses grands-parents n’est plus qu’une r

When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place. Henrik had kept many things back from her and she is shocked to learn he had contracted HIV. While looking through his bundles of papers, she discovers he was obsessed with the conspiracy theory that JFK's brain disappeared prior to the autopsy - along with the vital evidence regarding bullet exit wounds. The only lead is a letter and photograph from Henrik's girlfriend in Mozambique.Louise's quest to unravel the mystery surrounding her son's death takes her to Africa; a continent rife with disease, poverty and corruption. Struggling to cope with sickness and the oppressive heat, Louise sees fear in every face, even unexpectedly in the patients at the clinics set up by an American businessman. In Kennedy's Brain, Mankell confirms his status as a master of suspense, and delivers a timely and riveting thriller which will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Vom geheimnisvollen Zauber eines groen Kontinents Felisberto, ein alter Afrikaner, sitzt am Feuer und erzahlt: von der uber dreihundert Jahre alten Stammesmutter Samima, die zwar tot ist, aber als lebender Geist bei ihren Nachfahren auerst gegenwartig. Oder von dem Weien Dom Estefano, dessen Diener er war, und von dem Klavier, das verlassen am Hafen stand und eines Nachts von ganz allein zu spielen begann. Henning Mankell erzahlt von der magischen Seite des schwarzen Kontinents und vom Ende des Kolonialismus - angesiedelt im Grenzbereich zwischen Traum und Realitat, Mythos und politischer Geschichte.

"Italian Shoes" is as compelling as it is disturbing. Through his anti-hero Welin, Mankell tackles ageing and death with sensitivity and acuity, and as with the critically acclaimed Depths, delivers a moving tour-de-force on the frailty of mankind.

October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for the Swedish navy. His instinct for his profession is reflected in the comfortable domesticity he enjoys with his wife.

La ira del fuego está basada en la verdadera historia de Sofia, una niña tenaz que se hace mayor en Mozambique, un país devastado por la guerra, la corrupción, la pobreza y la enfermedad. Con un lenguaje exento de conmiseracion, Henning Mankell explica como Sofia lucha contra la brutalidad y el horror que destrozaron su infancia, hasta lograr construirse un nuevo futuro a partir de las ruinas de su vida. De no haber sido por la fuerza que extrae del fuego, por los secretos que observa en sus llamas, Sofia no habria encontrado el coraje necesario para vivir. Este volumen se compone de los tres libros: El secreto del fuego, Jugar con fuego y La ira del fuego, que Henning Mankell ha dedicado a Sofia durante doce años, desde que la conocio siendo una niña. En ellos Mankell transforma en fuerza creadora su ira hacia las injusticias del mundo, y brinda como resultado una obra unica, conmovedora, inolvidable. Esta trilogia pone los pelos de punta. El Pais

One night José Antonio Maria Vaz hears gunfire from the deserted theatre next door to his bakery. He races to the theatre''s uppermost gallery, and there beneath him on a spotlit stage lies the wounded body of Nelio, a street urchin renowned for living on his wits. Gasping, the wounded boy asks to be taken to the roof to breathe the beautiful air fresh off the Indian Ocean. On that theatre roof, his life ebbing away, Nelio begins his story. At the age of five, Nelio watched helplessly as his village was burned to the ground and his people were massacred by bandits. He escaped by chance; a man handed him a gun and ordered him to shoot another boy, but instead he turned the gun on the bandit and ran. He made his way to the coast, encountering en route bizarre characters who gave him guidance. Upon arrival in the city Nelio joined a rough street gang, and began a very different way of life. Henning Mankell''s "Chronicler of the Winds" is a dazzling new venture from the master of crime; a beautifully told fable of the African continent.

Henning Mankell Rémi Cassaigne (Traducteur) En octobre 1914, l'Europe est au bord de la guerre. Afin d'améliorer la défense des côtes suédoises, le capitaine Lars Tobiasson-Svartman inspecte les rout

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WALLANDER MYSTERIESREVENGE CAN TAKE MORE THAN A LIFETIMEIn a sleepy hamlet in north Sweden, the local police make a chilling discovery

It is Midsummers Eve. Three young friends meet in a wood to act out an elaborate masque. Each is killed by a single bullet. Soon afterwards, one of Inspector Wallanders colleagues is found murdered. Is it the same killer, and what could the connection be? In this investigation Wallander is always, tantalisingly, one step behind.

Dans une ferme isolée de Suède, un couple de paysans retraités est sauvagement assassiné. Avant de mourir, la vieille femme murmure un mot : « étranger ». Il n’en faut pas plus pour qu’une vagu