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Four nuns and a fifth woman are killed in a savage night-time attack in Africa. A year later, Inspector Kurt Wallander invesigates 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.

Reviews

"Inspector Wallander is one of the most wonderful creations in contemporary crime writing" -- Mark Lawson Guardian "Truly horrifying... The novels become a compulsion - one reads them all" Daily Telegraph "A first-class police procedural" Independent on Sunday "The real test of thrillers of this kind is whether you want to spend more time in the detective's company. I certainly do" -- Sean French Independent "Mankell's long, subtle, involving novel could turn you to crime" Daily Telegraph