The Man Who Smiled

Resumen del libro

Spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression after killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander has made up his mind to quit the police force for good. When an old acquaintance seeks Wallander's help to investigate the suspicious circumstances in which his father has died, Kurt doesn't want to know. But when his former friend turns up dead, shot three times, Wallander realises that he was wrong not to listen.

Against his better judgment, he returns to work to head what may now have become a double murder case. An enigmatic big-business tycoon seems to be the common denominator in the two deaths. But while Wallander is on the trail of the killer, somebody is on the trail of Wallander, and closing in fast...

Over 35 million copies of the Kurt Wallander series sold worldwide.

Biografía del autor

Henning Mankell (Estocolmo, 1948-Göteborg, 2015) ha sido conocido en todo el mundo por su serie de novelas policiacas protagonizadas por el célebre inspector Kurt Wallander, traducidas a cuarenta y dos idiomas, aclamadas por el público, merecedoras de numerosos galardones y adaptadas al cine y la televisión. Tusquets Editores ha publicado la serie completa (compuesta por Asesinos sin rostro, Los perros de Riga, La leona blanca, El hombre sonriente, La falsa pista, La quinta mujer, Pisando los talones, Cortafuegos, Antes de que hiele x{0026} x02014;protagonizado por Linda Wallanderx{0026} x02014;, Huesos en el jardín, El hombre inquieto y La pirámide) junto a otras doce obras, entre ellas el thriller titulado El chino y el relato autobiográfico Arenas movedizas.