Bøger af Henning Mankell

The missing piece of the internationally bestselling Kurt Wallander mystery series: the story of Kurt Wallander's beginnings.Revealing a side of Wallander that we have never seen, the long stories collected in The Pyramid are vintage Mankell. Here, we see Wallander on his homicide first case as a twenty-one-year-old patrolman, as a young father facing unexpected danger on Christmas Eve, as a middle-aged detective with his marriage on the brink, as a newly separated investigator solving the brutal murder of a local photographer, and finally as a veteran detective, with his signature methodical and instinctive work style, discovering unexpected connections between a downed plane and the assassination of a pair of spinster sisters. In these five riveting tales we watch Kurt Wallander come into his own not only as a detective but as a human being

The mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallander.From the dean of Scandinavian noir, comes a riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series.After killing a man in the line of duty, Kurt Wallander resolves to quit the Ystad police. However, a bizarre case gets under his skin.A lawyer driving home at night stops to investigate an effigy sitting in a chair in the middle of the highway. The lawyer is hit over the head and dies. Within a week the lawyer's son is also killed. These deeply puzzling mysteries compel Wallander to remain on the force. The prime suspect is a powerful corporate mogul with a gleaming smile that Wallander believes hides the evil glee of a killer. Joined by Ann-Britt Hoglund, Wallander begins to uncover the truth, but the same merciless individuals responsible for the murders are now closing in on him.

The mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallander.From the dean of Scandinavian noir, the second riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series.On the Swedish coastline, two bodies, victims of grisly torture and cold execution, are discovered in a life raft. With no witnesses, no motives, and no crime scene, Detective Kurt Wallander is frustrated and uncertain he has the ability to solve a case as mysterious as it is heinous. But after the victims are traced to the Baltic state of Latvia, a country gripped by the upheaval of Soviet disintegration, Major Liepa of the Riga police takes over the investigation. Thinking his work done, Wallander slips into routine once more, until suddenly, he is called to Riga and plunged into an alien world where shadows are everywhere, everything is watched, and old regimes will do anything to stay alive.

Schweden während des Ersten Weltkriegs: Lars Tobiasson-Svartmann ist Marineoffizier und Seevermessungsingenieur und eigentlich ein Mensch des Abstands – in jeder Hinsicht. Bei einem militärischen Auftrag in den Stockholmer Schären trifft er auf einer entlegenen Insel auf die einsame Witwe Sara Fredrika, in die er sich sofort verliebt. Als sein Auftrag zu Ende geht und er zu seiner Familie zurückkehren muss, erfindet er einen Betrug, um Sara Fredrika wiederzusehen. Doch schließlich kommt alles anders als gedacht... Ein Mann zwischen zwei Frauen. Ein Mensch, der über Leichen geht, um ans Ziel seiner Wünsche zu gelangen. Ein Hörbuch über die finsteren Abgründe der Seele und das Böse in uns."Nennen wir es nicht einfach "lesen", was sich da abspielt, nennen wir es absorbieren, einsaugen, darin aufgehen. Mankell liest man nicht, man trinkt ihn - in einem einzigen gierigen Schluck, ohne abzusetzen, in blinder, weltvergessener Gier. Henning Mankell ist derzeit der Meister aller Klassen." - Bayerischer RundfunkHenning Mankell (1948-2015) war ein schwedischer Schriftsteller und Theaterregisseur. Er wurde einer breiten Krimileserschaft durch seine Krimiserie um den schwedischen Kommissar Kurt Wallander bekannt. Sein großes Engagement und Interesse galt Afrika. Seit 1985 lebte er teils in Mosambik, teils in Schweden. Er ist mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet worden.

I en lille nordsvensk by bor den 11-årige Joel og hans far, der er skovarbejder. Moderen har forladt dem, og den ensomme dreng søger desperat efter en dybere kontakt med faderen, men det er svært.

Med stormskridt nærmer den dag sig, hvor Joel bliver 15 år. Snart er skolen slut, og hvad skal der så ske med ham?En dag modtager hans far et brev fra Elinor, som han ikke har hørt fra i ti år. Hun skriver om Jenny, Joels mor, som forlod dem, da Joel var helt lille, og som aldrig har ladet høre fra sig. Elinor fortæller, hvor Jenny bor, og Joel og hans far beslutter sig for at rejse til Stockholm for at opsøge hende. Rejsen til verdens ende er fjerde og sidste fritsående bind om Joel. Henning Mankell har for sine bøger om Joel modtaget den største svenske udmærkelse, Nils Holgersenplaketten, og den største europæiske pris, Deutscher Jugenliteraturpreis. I 1996 modtog han Astrid Lindgren-prisen, i 1997 Expressens Heffaklump og i 1998 Augustprisen.

Efterskrift af Sigrid Riise og Renée Toft Simonsen, medlemmer af PLAN Danmarks bestyrelse. Henning Mankell, mest kendt for sine Wallander-krimier, beretter her om sine besøg hos en række AIDS-ramte i Østafrika. Personligt, indtrængende og sobert fortæller han om de menneskelige tragedier, der gemmer sig bag det uhyrlige antal smittede og døde, som ofte efterlader sig gamle forældre og mindreårige. Mankell samarbejder med den internationale hjælpeorganisation PLAN om bogen, og alle Mankells royalties, såvel som enhver fortjeneste ved salget i det hele taget, går til PLAN's arbejde med de såkaldte 'mindebøger'. Heri skriver - eller hjælpes til at skrive - de AIDS-ramte en slags erindringer til deres efterladte, således at de kan mindes.

Joel er 13 år og forelsket i en pige, der er 10 år ældre end han selv. Han vil gerne se hende uden tøj på. Han vil også gerne tjene penge og beslutter sig for at blive Sveriges yngste rockmusiker. Bogen er den tredje selvstændige roman om Joel. Tidligere er udkommet Hunden som sprang mod en stjerne og Miraklet.

11-årige Joel bliver kørt over af en bus, men slipper uden en skramme. Som tak for miraklet vil han gøre en god gerning. Han vil skaffe en mand til den næseløse Gertrud. Miraklet er en selvstændig fortsættelse til Hunden som sprang mod en stjerne.

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018The final novel from the bestselling author of the Inspector Wallander mysteriesFredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor. Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire.Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018Shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2018 for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the YearThe last novel from international crime bestseller Henning Mankell. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.

I have undertaken a journey from my childhood to the man I am today, writing about the key events in my life, and about the people who have given me new perspectives. It is a book about how humanity has lived and continues to live, and about how I have lived and continue to live my own life.

I Die But the Memory Lives on is a fable illustrating the importance of books as a means of education, of preserving memories and of sharing life.

Some cases aren't as cold as you'd thinkKurt Wallander's life looks like it has taken a turn for the better when his offer on a new house is accepted, only for him to uncover something unexpected in the garden - the skeleton of a middle-aged woman.

Showing all the hallmarks of her father - the maverick approach, the flaring temper - she becomes involved in the case and in the process is forced to confront a group of extremists bent on punishing the world's sinners.