The fifth woman
(Book)
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NoveList Series:
Kurt Wallander mysteries volume 6.
Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 2004, c2000.
Physical Desc:
437 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm
Status:
Central
MYSTERY Mankell, H.
Description
From the #1 international-bestselling master of Scandinavian noir: a “marvelously told mystery” of murder in Sweden and corruption in Africa (Austin American-Statesman).
In an African convent, four nuns and an unidentified fifth woman are found with their throats slit. The local police do little to investigate . . . and cover up the unknown woman’s death. A year later in Sweden, Holger Eriksson, a retired car dealer and birdwatcher, is skewered to death after falling into a pit of carefully sharpened bamboo poles. Soon after, the body of a missing florist is discovered strangled and tied to a tree. Baffled and appalled by the crimes, the only clues Inspector Kurt Wallander has to go on are a skull, a diary, and a photo of three men.
What ensues is a complex, meticulously plotted investigation that will push the detective to his limits. The key is the unsolved killing of the fifth woman in Africa—who was she, and what did she have to do with the brutal deaths of two seemingly innocent men? Are more victims in danger? The answers will lead Wallander to question everything he thought he knew about the psychology of murder.
An international bestseller, this “scary and cunning tale” (Rocky Mountain News) “achieves the satisfying density of plot and characterization” that established Henning Mankell as one of the twentieth-century’s finest crime writers. His Kurt Wallander mysteries are now the basis for the hit TV show Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh (The Baltimore Sun).
In an African convent, four nuns and an unidentified fifth woman are found with their throats slit. The local police do little to investigate . . . and cover up the unknown woman’s death. A year later in Sweden, Holger Eriksson, a retired car dealer and birdwatcher, is skewered to death after falling into a pit of carefully sharpened bamboo poles. Soon after, the body of a missing florist is discovered strangled and tied to a tree. Baffled and appalled by the crimes, the only clues Inspector Kurt Wallander has to go on are a skull, a diary, and a photo of three men.
What ensues is a complex, meticulously plotted investigation that will push the detective to his limits. The key is the unsolved killing of the fifth woman in Africa—who was she, and what did she have to do with the brutal deaths of two seemingly innocent men? Are more victims in danger? The answers will lead Wallander to question everything he thought he knew about the psychology of murder.
An international bestseller, this “scary and cunning tale” (Rocky Mountain News) “achieves the satisfying density of plot and characterization” that established Henning Mankell as one of the twentieth-century’s finest crime writers. His Kurt Wallander mysteries are now the basis for the hit TV show Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh (The Baltimore Sun).
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400031542, 1400031540
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"A Kurt Wallander mystery"--Cover.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Mankell, H., & Murray, S. T. (20042000). The fifth woman. 1st Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ed. New York, Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mankell, Henning, 1948-2015 and Steven T. Murray. 20042000. The Fifth Woman. New York, Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mankell, Henning, 1948-2015 and Steven T. Murray, The Fifth Woman. New York, Vintage Books, 20042000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mankell, Henning and Steven T Murray. The Fifth Woman. 1st Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ed. New York, Vintage Books, 20042000.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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