description: Dalgliesh.The Man Who Smiled begins with Wallander deep in a personal and professional crisis after killing a man in the line of duty; eventually, he vows to quit the Ystad police force for good. Just then, however, a friend who had asked Wallander to look into the death of his father winds up dead himself, shot three times. Ann-Britt Höglund, the department's first female detective, proves to be his best ally as he tries to pierce the smiling façade of his prime suspect, a powerful multinational business tycoon. But just as he comes close to uncovering the truth, the same shadowy threats responsible for the murders close in on Wallander himself.All of Mankell's talents as a master of the modern police procedural—which have earned him legions of fans worldwide—are showcased in The Man Who Smiled , which is the fourth of the eight Wallander books published thus far in English.
language: English
title: The Man Who Smiled
titlecomplete: The Man Who Smiled
characters: Kurt Wallander
genres: Crime, Sweden, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Scandinavian Literature, Nordic Noir, Mystery, Swedish Literature
ratings_count: 23745
places: Sweden
series: Kurt Wallander, Wallander
publisher: Gladestry: Scorpion Press