书目

Troubled Man (Kurt Wallander Mystery)

内容简介

EverymorningH?kanvonEnketakesawalkintheforestnearhisapartmentinStockholm.However,onewinter'sdayhefailstocomehome.Itseemsthattheretirednavalofficerhasvanishedwithouttrace.DetectiveKurtWallanderisnotofficiallyinvolvedintheinvestigationbuthehaspersonalreasonsforhisinterestinthecaseasH?kan'ssonisengagedtohisdaughterLinda.Afewmonthsearlier,atH?kan's75thbirthdayparty,Kurtnoticedthattheoldmanappeareduneasyandseemedeagertotalkaboutacontroversialincidentfromhispastcareerthatremainedshroudedinmystery.Couldthisbeconnectedtohisdisappearance?WhenH?kan'swifeLouisealsogoesmissing,Wallanderisdeterminedtouncoverthetruth.Hissearchleadshimdowndarkandunexpectedavenuesinvolvingespionage,betrayalandnewinformationabouteventsduringtheColdWarthatthreatenstocauseapoliticalscandalonascaleunprecedentedinSwedishhistory.TheinvestigationalsoforcesKurttolookbackoverhisownpastandconsiderhishopesandregrets,ashecomestotheunsettlingrealisationthateventhosewelovethemostcanremainstrangerstous.Andthenanevendarkercloudappearsonthehorizon...ThereturnofKurtWallander,forhisfinalcase,hasalreadycausedasensationaroundtheglobe.TheTroubledManconfirmsHenningMankell'spositionasthekingofcrimewriting.

作者简介

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

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