| The Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries Contributor(s): Mankell, Henning (Author), Segerberg, Ebba (Translator), Thompson, Laurie (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1433289563 ISBN-13: 9781433289569 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $94.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Here are five stories that trace Wallanders growth into a first-rate detective, first as a rookie cop, then young father and finally a middle-aged divorc. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Collections & Anthologies |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.2" (0.80 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of five stories traces the growth of Swedish Inspector Kurt Wallander into a first-rate detective, from rookie cop to young father to middle-aged divorc , illuminating new facets of a now-canonical character. In "Wallander's First Case," the twenty-one-year-old patrolman's first homicide case involves his next-door neighbor, seemingly dead by his own hand. Wallander is a young father confronting an unexpected threat on Christmas Eve in "The Man with the Mask." In "The Man on the Beach," he is on the brink of middle age and troubled by a distant wife as he unravels why a lonely man was poisoned. Newly separated in "The Death of the Photographer," he investigates the murder of the local photographer and discovers some well concealed secrets. In "The Pyramid" he is the veteran detective uncovering connections between a downed plane and the assassination of two elderly sisters. Over the course of these five stories, Wallander comes into his own as a murder detective, defined by his simultaneously methodical and instinctive work, even as he finds himself increasingly haunted from witnessing the worst aspects of an atomized society. Written from the unique perspective of an author looking back upon his own creation to discover his origins, these mysteries are vintage Mankell and essential reading for all Wallander fans. The Pyramid is a wonderful display of Mankell's virtuosic powers as an acknowledged master of the police procedural. |
Contributor Bio(s): Segerberg, Ebba: - Ebba Segerberg is an academic and translator who is noted for her translations of Swedish literature. She is an adjunct lecturer in Swedish at Washington University in St. Louis and has contributed to The Dictionary of Literary Biography: 20th Century Swedish Writers. Thompson, Laurie: - ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR:Laurie Thompson is the distinguished translator of novels by Henning Mankell and Hakan Nesser. He was editor of Swedish Book Review between 1983 and 2002.Mankell, Henning: - Henning Mankell (1948-2015) was Sweden's most-read author worldwide. His novels, which include the bestselling Kurt Wallander mysteries, have been translated into thirty-seven languages with more than thirty million copies in print worldwide. He has received the Crime Writers' Association's Macallan Gold Dagger and the German Tolerance Prize and has been a three-time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Mystery/Thriller Book Prize. Hill, Dick: -Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater. |