Henning Mankell, author portrait
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Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell’s novels have been translated into forty-five languages and have sold more than forty million copies worldwide. He was the first winner of the Ripper Award and also received the Glass Key and the Crime Writers’ Association Golden Dagger, among other awards. His Kurt Wallander mysteries have been adapted into a PBS television series starring Kenneth Branagh. During his life, Mankell divided his time between Sweden and Mozambique, where he was artistic director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. He died in 2015.

The Rock Blaster
After the Fire
Quicksand
An Event in Autumn
A Treacherous Paradise
The Shadow Girls
The Troubled Man
Daniel
The Man from Beijing
Journey to the End of the World
When the Snow Fell
Italian Shoes
The Pyramid
A Bridge to the Stars
The Eye of the Leopard
Kennedy's Brain
Depths
The Man Who Smiled
Chronicler of the Winds
Before the Frost
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Dogs of Riga
The Fifth Woman
Firewall
The White Lioness
Sidetracked
Faceless Killers
One Step Behind

Books

The Rock Blaster
After the Fire
Quicksand
An Event in Autumn
A Treacherous Paradise
The Shadow Girls
The Troubled Man
Daniel
The Man from Beijing
Journey to the End of the World
When the Snow Fell
Italian Shoes
The Pyramid
A Bridge to the Stars
The Eye of the Leopard
Kennedy's Brain
Depths
The Man Who Smiled
Chronicler of the Winds
Before the Frost
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Dogs of Riga
The Fifth Woman
Firewall
The White Lioness
Sidetracked
Faceless Killers
One Step Behind

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