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The Fifth Woman

byHenning Mankell

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy crime fiction, police procedurals, and complex mysteries.

Topics JusticeSurvivalBetrayal
MoodSuspenseful, Dark
ViolenceGraphic/Explicit
Four nuns and a fifth woman are killed in a savage night-time attack in Africa. A year later, Inspector Kurt Wallander investigates the disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher and discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles. Then, another man is reported missing.Once again Wallander's life is put on hold as he and his team work tirelessly to find a link between the series of vicious murders.Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Sidetracked.

Language

en

Published on

13/09/2012

Pages

608

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780099571742

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