Troubled Man (Kurt Wallander)

作者 Henning Mankell著
出版社 Random House Export
出版时间 2012年2月
ISBN 9780099548423
定价 67.60

内容简介

EverymorningHakanvonEnketakesawalkintheforestnearhisapartmentinStockholm.However,onewinter'sdayhefailstocomehome.Itseemsthattheretirednavalofficerhasvanishedwithouttrace.DetectiveKurtWallanderisnotofficiallyinvolvedintheinvestigationbuthehaspersonalreasonsforhisinterestinthecaseasHakan'ssonisengagedtohisdaughterLinda.Afewmonthsearlier,atHakan's75thbirthdayparty,Kurtnoticedthattheoldmanappeareduneasyandseemedeagertotalkaboutacontroversialincidentfromhispastcareerthatremainedshroudedinmystery.Couldthisbeconnectedtohisdisappearance?WhenHakan'swifeLouisealsogoesmissing,Wallanderisdeterminedtouncoverthetruth.Hissearchleadshimdowndarkandunexpectedavenuesinvolvingespionage,betrayalandnewinformationabouteventsduringtheColdWarthatthreatenstocauseapoliticalscandalonascaleunprecedentedinSwedishhistory.TheinvestigationalsoforcesKurttolookbackoverhisownpastandconsiderhishopesandregrets,ashecomestotheunsettlingrealisationthateventhosewelovethemostcanremainstrangerstous.Andthenanevendarkercloudappearsonthehorizon...ThereturnofKurtWallander,forhisfinalcase,hasalreadycausedasensationaroundtheglobe."TheTroubledMan"confirmsHenningMankell'spositionasthekingofcrimewriting.

作者简介

HenningMankellhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenonwithhiscrimewriting,grippingthrillersandatmosphericnovelssetinAfrica.HisprizewinningandcriticallyacclaimedInspectorWallanderMysteriesarecurrentlydominatingbestsellerlistsallovertheglobe.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedintooverfortylanguagesandmadeintonumerousinternationalfilmandtelevisionadaptations:mostrecentlytheBAFTA-award-winningBBCtelevisionseriesWallander,starringKennethBranagh.MankelldevotesmuchofhisfreetimetoworkingwithAidscharitiesinAfrica,whereheisalsodirectoroftheTeatroAvenidainMaputo.In2008,theUniversityofStAndrewsconferredHenningMankellwithanhonorarydegreeofDoctorofLettersinrecognitionofhismajorcontributiontoliteratureandtothepracticalexerciseofconscience.

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