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All 25 Henning Mankell novels in order (1991-2010)
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander Mystery)Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander Mystery) by Henning Mankell
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1991 - Wallander 1 - Set in 1990, in a frozen landscape and against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Europe, this is a bleak novel that deals with the thorny issues of immigration and racial hatred
The Dogs of Riga (Harvill Panther)The Dogs of Riga (Harvill Panther) by Henning Mankell
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1992 - Wallander 2 - What appears in Sweden to be an open-and-shut case soon takes on a far more sinister aspect. Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea to Riga in Latvia
The White LionessThe White Lioness by Henning Mankell
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1993 - Wallander 3 - KW investigates the disappearance of a female estate agent, a burning house, and a gruesome find; gradually he finds links between these events in rural Sweden and in S Africa
Sidetracked (Wallander TV Tie)Sidetracked (Wallander TV Tie) by Henning Mankell
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1995 - Wallander 4 - Summer in Ystad, and KW's hunt for a murdered girl's identity and his furious pursuit of a killer who scalps his victims will throw him and those he loves most into mortal danger
The Fifth Woman: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (Kurt Wallender Mystery)The Fifth Woman: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (Kurt Wallender Mystery) by Henning Mankell
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1996 - Wallander 5 - A series of men who seem to have nothing in common are brutally killed--one is impaled, another starved and then strangled. We know more than the police-that the killer is a woman
One Step Behind: A Kurt Wallander Novel (Kurt Wallender Mystery)One Step Behind: A Kurt Wallander Novel (Kurt Wallender Mystery) by Henning Mankell
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1997 - Wallander 6 - One of his colleagues is murdered. An unknown killer, seen by no-one, is on the loose, and the police's only lead is a photograph of three dead young people in costume.
Firewall: The New  Kurt  Wallander NovelFirewall: The New Kurt Wallander Novel by Henning Mankell
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1998 - Wallander 7 - Stopping to get money from a cash machine one evening, a man inexplicably falls to the ground: dead. A taxi driver is brutally murdered by two teenaged girls. KW suspects a link
Secrets in the FireSecrets in the Fire by Henning Mankell
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2000 - One-off Novel - Fictionalised true story of Sofia, a young girl growing up amid the violence of the civil war in Mozambique. It is a story of loneliness, of friendship and human spirit
Playing with FirePlaying with Fire by Henning Mankell
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2000 - One-off Novel - Sofia has lost her legs and her sister in a landmine accident. But now she's growing up and ready to fall in love. Her older sister Rosa is strong, beautiful and loves dancing
Return of the Dancing MasterReturn of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell
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2003 - One-off Novel - Herbert Molin, a retired cop, lives alone in northern Sweden. Two things seem to consume him; his passion for the tango, and an obsession with the demons he believes pursue him
Before the Frost: A Linda Wallander MysteryBefore the Frost: A Linda Wallander Mystery by Henning Mankell
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2004 - Linda Wallander 1 - Linda Wallander--Kurt’s daughter--is cut from the same cloth as her resourceful father. In the dark forest near Ystad, a grisly find is made - human hands and a severed head
The Man Who SmiledThe Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell
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2005 - Wallander 8 - He's killed a man - justifiably, in defense of his own life, but with shattering emotional consequences. For the first time in his long career, Wallender feels useless
Crusader's CrossCrusader's Cross by Henning Mankell
2005 - One-off Novel - No synopsis
A Bridge to the StarsA Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell
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2005 - One-off Novel - 12 year old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of his father's house to look for a lonely dog he sees from his window
Chronicler of the WindsChronicler of the Winds by Henning Mankell
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2006 - One-off Novel - On the rooftop of a theater in an African port, a ten-year-old boy lies slowly dying of bullet wounds. He is Nelio, a leader of street kids, rumored to be a healer and a prophet
DepthsDepths by Henning Mankell
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2006 - One-off Novel - It's 1914, on board the destroyer Svea was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer. A young feral woman, Sara Fredrika, is discovered on a barren skerry, presumed uninhabited
Shadows in the Twilight (Joel Gustafsson Stories)Shadows in the Twilight (Joel Gustafsson Stories) by Henning Mankell
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2007 - One-off Novel - Joel will soon be twelve, and he thinks nothing's going on in the small community where he lives. But he's wrong there. One day, a Miracle happens to him.
The Eye of the LeopardThe Eye of the Leopard by Henning Mankell
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2007 - One-off Novel - Tells the complex story of a rootless Swede's perilous and disillusioning African experience. It vividly chronicles protagonist Hans Olofson's early years in rural Sweden
Kennedy's BrainKennedy's Brain by Henning Mankell
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2007 - One-off Novel - A stand-alone about murder, conspiracy and an obsessive quest. Alone in his Stockholm apartment, a mother finds her son overdosed on sleeping pills
When the Snow FellWhen the Snow Fell by Henning Mankell
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2007 - One-off Novel - Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year's resolutions: to see a naked lady, to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred
The PyramidThe Pyramid by Henning Mankell
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2008 - Wallander 9 - KW's early years: the events, the people and the crimes that forged the man first seen in Faceless. We encounter Wallander as a beat cop trying to crack a murder in his spare time
The Journey to the End of the World: Joel Gustafsson StoriesThe Journey to the End of the World: Joel Gustafsson Stories by Henning Mankell
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2008 - One-off Novel - Joel is fifteen and has left school, wanting to become a merchant sailor and travel far away from his home town in Northern Sweden
The Cat Who Liked RainThe Cat Who Liked Rain by Henning Mankell
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2008 - One-off Novel - Lukas receives the most precious birthday present ever – a little black kitten he calls 'Night'. Lukas loves him. So when Night disappears, Lukas is desperate to find him
Italian ShoesItalian Shoes by Henning Mankell
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2009 - One-off Novel - Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced
The Man from BeijingThe Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell
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(4 Feb 2010) A gripping and perceptive political thriller and a compelling detective story. It shows Mankell at the height of his powers, handling a broad historical canvas and pressing issues