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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

Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia not long after independence, hoping to fulfill the missionary dream of his recently deceased friend Janice. Africa is a complete shock to Olofson, yet he chooses to stay and make it his home, eventually taking control of a small farm. Here, he learns of the fragile truce between the white and black populations of Zambia, and rumors of an underground army of revolutionaries wearing leopard skins alert him that violence may erupt at any moment. As a wealthy white man, he grows increasingly fearful and returns in his mind to the traumatic events that drove him from Sweden, playing back the complicated events of his past, as his present races toward a thrilling climax.

The essential read for all fans of Kurt Wallander. When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless KILLERS back in 1990, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. THE PYRAMID chronicles the events that led him to such a place. These thrilling tales provide a fascinating insight into Wallander's character, and demand to be read in one sitting.

Un matí glaçat del gener de 2006, un fotograf fa un descobriment aterridor: dinou persones han estat assassinades al poblet suec de Hesjövallen. La policia sospita que el crim es obra d’un pe

«¿QUIEN HA VISTO UN GATO NEGRO CON UN POCO DE BLANCO EN LA PUNTA DE LA COLA? DESAPARECIDO DE LA CALLE RÖNNBÄR, 19 LLAMA AL 4911408Una mañana, cuando Lukas se despierte, descubrirá que Noche, su gato, ha desaparecido. Lukas lo buscará sin descanso. -Te voy a encontrar, Noche — se dijo a sí mismo en voz baja para que nadie pudiera oírlo-. Sé que ha pasado algo. Pero te encontraré. Lo prometo. El gato al que le gustaba la lluvia es una inteligente novela infantil galardonada en 1991 con el premio Nils Holgersson. Con sentimiento y fuerza, esta novela narra las profundas cuestiones de la vida como la libertad, la nostalgia o el amor.

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.

A haunting and powerful story about war-torn Africa, a mystical orphan boy, and the power of narrative to give a chaotic world order. In the hot African night a single gunshot cracks the silence. José Antonio traces the sound to the stage of the local theatre company, where he finds Nelio, the young prophetical leader of the city's street kids, crumpled in blood. Nelio refuses to be taken to the hospital but instead tells Jose his life's story: how bandits raided his village, his daring escape, and his struggle to survive on the streets. José is irrevocably changed. He becomes the Chronicler of the Winds, revealing Nelios's magical tale to all who will listen.

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.

L'aventura vital d'aquest noi, en Joel, és un relat que emociona i destil·la sensibilitat de manera creixent. El misteri d'una mare absent, l'anhel de fugir mar enllà, la peculiar relació amb el seu pare... són alguns dels fils conductors d'aquesta història sobre el pas de l'adolescència al món adult. Com diu el Die Zeit, "es crea un clima de forta tensió narrativa, una obra mestra feta de frases breus". El viatge d'en Joel inclou les novel·les: El gos que corria cap a un estel Les ombres creixen al capvespre El noi que dormia a la neu Viatge a la fi del món

Automne 1914. La Suède, malgré sa neutralité, craint d'être entraînée dans la guerre, car les flottes allemande et russe s'affrontent au large de ses côtes. Le capitaine Lars Tobiasson-Svartman reçoit la mission de sonder les fonds de la mer Baltique et de chercher une route maritime secrète à travers l'archipel d'Östergöland. L'homme est hanté par l'idée de contrôle qu'il exerce en mesurant tout ce qui l'entoure, les masses, le temps, les distances entre les lieux, les objets et les êtres (sa femme Kristina restée à Stockholm). Mais lorsqu'il découvre Sara Fredrika vivant seule sur une île désolée, la présence de cette femme très vite l'obsède et il devient son amant. Le fragile couvercle qu'il maintenait sur son " abîme " intérieur se soulève et son univers tiré au cordeau vole en éclats. D'allers et retours entre l'île et Stockholm, il s'invente des missions secrètes. De mensonge en mensonge - à Sara Fredrika, à Kristina, qui perd la raison, à l'amirauté qui le pousse à démissionner -, Tobiasson perd pied, sombre dans la folie et se suicide par noyade. Dans ce récit sobre et parfaitement construit, porté par une intensité émotionnelle constante, Mankell se mesure ici avec les plus grands auteurs suédois contemporains, Torgny Lindgren et Per Olof Enquist.

Hans Olofson is the son of a Swedish lumberjack. His childhood was unsettled: an alcoholic father, and a mother disappeared, only alive in old photographs. His adolescence was no easier as he lost both his best friend and his lover tragically. Alone and adrift, as a young man his only desire is to fulfil his lover's dream and visit the grave of a legendary missionary who survived alone in the remote hills of Northern Zambia. On reaching Africa, Olofson is struck by its beauty and mystery. After fulfilling his initial quest, an opportunity of employment in the region tempts him to stay. Time passes quickly. Though dismayed by the attitude of the white population to their adopted country, which is compounded by their vulnerability to alcohol and malaria, he is interested enough to take up sole responsibility for the farm he manages.For almost two decades Hans Olofson battles with a hostile environment and a placid, but resistant workforce. Set in the 1970s and 1980s, "The Eye of the Leopard" explores the relationship between the white farmers and their native workers. Through Olofson's descent into near mental collapse it becomes clear that many years spent in a foreign land do not necessarily breed an understanding of its people: a handful of generations of white settlers cannot change a continent underpinned by myth and superstition. "The Eye of the Leopard" is a first-rate and original psychological thriller delving deep into the mind of a man lost in an unknown world.

After killing a man in the line of duty, Kurt Wallander resolves to quit the Ystad police. However, a bizarre case gets under his skin. A lawyer driving home at night stops to investigate an effigy sitting in a chair in the middle of the highway. The lawyer is hit over the head and dies. Within a week the lawyer's son is also killed. These deeply puzzling mysteries compel Wallander to remain on the force. The prime suspect is a powerful corporate mogul with a gleaming smile that Wallander believes hides the evil glee of a killer. Joined by Ann-Britt Hoglund, Wallander begins to uncover the truth, but the same merciless individuals responsible for the murders are now closing in on him.

Sofia corre a través de la noche. Está oscuro y tiene mucho miedo. Corre siguiendo un camino que serpentea entre arbustos y zarzales. ¿Qué es lo que la persigue en la oscuridad? ¿Un monstruo sin ojos? Piensa que tiene que esconderse, hacerse pequeña entre la maleza. Da un salto como ha visto hacer a los antilopes y se separa del suelo. Y entonces se da cuenta... Sofia ha pisado una mina antipersona. Sobrevivio. Henning mankell la ha conocido. Ahora son amigos. Esta es su historia.

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.

La vida del inspector Kurt Wallander ha cambiado ligeramente: no sólo ha hecho realidad su sueño de tener una casa en el campo, sino que, además, su hija Linda lo ha convertido en abuelo. Sin embargo, su tranquilidad se ve perturbada poco después, un día de invierno de 2008, cuando el suegro de Linda, un oficial de alto rango de la Marina sueca llamado Håkan von Enke, desaparece en un bosque cerca de Estocolmo. Aunque la investigación la dirige la policía de Estocolmo, Wallander no puede evitar implicarse, sobre todo cuando una segunda persona desaparece en misteriosas circunstancias. Algunas pistas apuntan a grupos de extrema derecha en el seno de la Marina sueca y a la época de la Guerra Fría, en particular a la década de los ochenta, cuando varios submarinos soviéticos fueron acusados de violar territorio sueco. Wallander comprende que está a punto de desvelar un gran secreto cuyo alcance abarcaría toda la historia de Suecia tras la segunda guerra mundial. Pero una nube aún más negra asoma por el horizonte.