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In a chilling autumn evening, old lawyer Gustaf Torstensson is driving when a life‑size mannequin appears on the road, forcing him to stop. The lawyer is killed, and the case goes to Inspector Kurt Wallander. Working through a labyrinth of clues, Wallander discovers that the murder is part of a larger criminal conspiracy, headed by a confident and smug man who always wears a smile. The novel, part of the internationally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series, blends suspense, moral ambiguity, and the bleak Swedish atmosphere that underpins the detective’s investigations.
First publish date: September 1, 2005
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Henning Mankell
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