Before The Frost: A Linda Wallander Mystery (Kurt Wallander Mysteries (Hardcover))

The internationally acclaimed crime writer introduces a new, young heroine with a familiar father. Linda Wallander is bored. Just graduated from the police academy, she is waiting to start work at the Ystad police station and move into her own apartment. Meantime, she is living with her father and, like fathers and daughters everywhere, they are driving each other crazy. Nor will they be able to escape each other when she moves out. Her father is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a veteran of the Ystad police force, whom she will have to work alongside. Linda's boredom doesn't last long. Soon she is embroiled in the case of her childhood friend Anna, who has inexplicably disappeared. As the investigation proceeds, she makes a few rookie mistakes. They are understandable, but they are also life-threatening. And as the case her father is working on dovetails with her own, something far more calculated and dangerous than either could have imagined begins to emerge. Already an international bestseller, Before the Frost inaugurates Henning Mankell's new mystery series about Linda Wallander, and also features Stefan Lindman of The Return of the Dancing Master. International bestseller: Kurt Wallander and his daughter join forces to hunt for a ritual killer in this “gripping, beautifully orchestrated” mystery (The New York Times Book Review). Linda Wallander is bored. Having just graduated from the police academy, she's waiting to start work with the Ystad police and move into her own apartment. In the meantime, she's staying with her father and, like fathers and daughters everywhere, they are driving each other crazy. Nor will they be able to escape each other when she moves out. Her father is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a veteran of the Ystad police force, and the two of them are about to find themselves working a case that couldn't be closer to home. Linda's childhood friend Anna has disappeared. As the investigation proceeds, she makes a few rookie mistakes that are both understandable and life-threatening. But as the case her father is working on dovetails with her own, something far more dangerous, and chillingly calculated, begins to emerge. A “powerful” and “thoroughly engaging” thriller from “a master storyteller,” Before the Frost introduces an unforgettable new heroine to the acclaimed series that is the basis for the BBC television show starring Kenneth Branagh (San Francisco Chronicle).

in This Latest Atmospheric Thriller, Kurt Wallander And His Daughter Linda Join Forces To Search For A Religious Fanatic On A Murder Spree. Just Graduated From The Police Academy, Linda Wallander Returns To Skane To Join The Police Force, And She Already Shows All The Hallmarks Of Her Father—the Maverick Approach, The Flaring Temper. Before She Even Starts Work She Becomes Embroiled In The Case Of Her Childhood Friend Anna, Who Has Inexplicably Disappeared. As The Case Her Father Is Working On Dovetails With Her Own, Something Far More Dangerous Than Either Could Have Imagined Begins To Emerge. They Soon Find Themselves Forced To Confront A Group Of Extremists Bent On Punishing The World's Sinners.

the New York Times - Marilyn Stasio

''burning Swans Were Flying Over Marebo Lake,'' Mankell Writes, Warming Up For The Even More Gruesome Sight Of A Woman's Disembodied Head And Severed Hands Arranged In Prayer Position By Her Killer -- The Crime That Snaps Wallander Into Action On A Case That Ultimately Dovetails With His Daughter's Search For Her Friend. Linda Has A Future In This Series; But It Takes A Seasoned Philosopher Like Wallander To Make Sense Of The Horrors That Men Do To Honor Their Gods.

Des animaux immolés par le feu, la tête et les mains d'une femme gisant près d'une bible aux pages griffonnées... Le commissaire Wallander est inquiet. Ces actes seraient-ils un prélude à des sacrifices humains de plus vaste envergure ? La propre fille de Wallander, impatiente d'entrer dans la police, se lance dans une enquête parallèle. Entraînée vers une secte fanatique résolue à punir le monde de ses péchés, elle va rapidement le regretter. [payot.ch] Taking a position with the Ystad police force shortly after graduating, Linda Wallander, the daughter of inspector Kurt Wallender, struggles with their contentious relationship before taking on the case of a childhood friend, who has disappeared