The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell

Author: Henning Mankell

*First North American Edition*

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Scandinavian Literature, Nordic Noir

Synopsis:

One winter day in 2008, a retired senior naval officer, Håkan von Enke, disappears during his daily walk in the Lilljan forest. For Kurt Wallander, it becomes a personal matter of the highest order. von Enke is the grandfather of Linda Wallander's little daughter. When von Enke's wife Louise also disappears, just as without a trace, just as mysteriously, his involvement becomes even greater, if possible.
The threads lead back in time, to the Cold War, right-wing extremist organizations and assassins from the old Eastern Europe. Wallander suspects that he has stumbled upon a big secret. Perhaps he is on the edge of something that is many times more serious than the Wennerström affair, the worst spy scandal Sweden has ever experienced.

Wallander is thrown into an event whose intricacies he finds difficult to grasp. At the same time, an even darker cloud appears in his sky...

Format: Hardcover, 367 pages

Series: Wallander (#10)

Awards: Barry Award for Best Novel (2012)

Goodreads Rating: 3.98

*This book is pre-loved, but has been carefully looked through to ensure it is not missing any pages and is in good condition. All visible flaws have been documented in the product photos.