![]() ![]() ![]() But what appears to be an open-and-shut case soon takes on a far. The dogs of Riga Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The dead men were criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead. Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea, to Riga in Latvia, where he is plunged into a frozen, alien world of police surveillance, scarcely veiled threats, and lies. But what appears to be an open-and-shut case soon takes on a far more sinister aspect. A few days later a life raft is washed up on a beach. The dead men were criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. In 2008, the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team receive an anonymous tip-off. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries continue to dominate bestseller lists all over the globe and his books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.ĭriven by a desire to change the world and to fight against racism and nationalism, Mankell devoted much of his time to working with charities in Africa, including SOS Children’s Villages and PLAN International, where he was also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. ![]()
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