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. Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa.

Over 35 million copies of the Kurt Wallander series sold worldwide. But while Wallander is on the trail of the killer, somebody is on the trail of Wallander, and closing in fast. Read more to be the common denominator in the two deaths. Against his better judgment, he returns to work to head what may now have become a double murder case. But when his former friend turns up dead, shot three times, Wallander realises that he was wrong not to listen. 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. 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. Description for The Man Who Smiled Paperback.

The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell