Henning Mankell

Faceless Killers - the illustrated edition

9 May, 2023

Today, the Folio Society has launched a special edition of Faceless Killers – the first Wallander novel written by Swedish author Henning Mankell. For many fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, this is the novel that kick started the Nordic noir subgenre when it was published…

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The Pyramid by Henning Mankell – the real young Wallander

By nagaisayonara

4 September, 2020

Translated by Ebba Segerberg and Laurie Thompson — The Pyramid is Henning Mankell revisiting Wallander’s flawed past. In this collection of short stories, written over several years in the 1990s, Mankell fills in Wallander’s past, explains how he became the meticulous and dedicated detective we…

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Young Wallander coming to Netflix

By crimefictionlover

15 August, 2020

Rolf Lassgård has played the role, Kenneth Branagh too, but Krister Henriksson was the definitive Wallander in the eyes of most Nordic noir fans. Now Henning Mankell‘s Swedish detective is being revived once again, this time for an origin story and the actor to play…

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The final fire

By crimefictionlover

20 September, 2017

On the Radar — It’s a poignant time for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction as, two years to the day after Henning Mankell’s death, his final book will see print in an English translation on 5 October. We lead off with After the Fire, also…

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First look: Henning Mankell's final novel

By crimefictionlover

4 July, 2017

When Henning Mankell passed away in October 2015, we knew that he had already wrapped up his detective character Wallander‘s story. What we didn’t know at the time was that he had written another standalone crime novel. Now that book, After the Fire, has been…

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Your Iceland Noir reading list

By crimefictionlover

2 August, 2016

Crime Fiction Lover is the official media partner of this year’s Iceland Noir festival, to be held in Reykjavik from 17-20 November. An exciting programme of speakers, panels and tours is being crafted by the organising committee, which includes the Kiwi author Grant Nicol, who…

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NTN: The 12 debut novels that changed crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

25 November, 2015

We’ve looked at plenty of brand new crime novels and up-and-coming authors during New Talent November 2015, but now we’re going to look at some books that, when they were first written, sparked changes and new developments in the genre. The entire Crime Fiction Lover…

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A tribute to Henning Mankell

By crimefictionlover

5 October, 2015

One of Sweden’s best known authors, Henning Mankell, has passed away. He died earlier today in Gothenburg, after a long battle with cancer. Mankell was one of the key figures in the rise of the Nordic noir sub-genre, and sold over 40 million books worldwide. He…

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Faceless Killers - the illustrated edition

The Pyramid by Henning Mankell – the real young Wallander

Young Wallander coming to Netflix

The final fire

First look: Henning Mankell's final novel

Your Iceland Noir reading list

NTN: The 12 debut novels that changed crime fiction

A tribute to Henning Mankell

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