Best Laurie Thompson Books

The Man Who Smiled

Kurt Wallander • Book 4

by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson

After killing someone in the line of duty, a broken Wallander considers quitting police work until a friend's suspicious death pulls him into Sweden's corrupt elite circles.

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After killing someone in the line of duty, a broken Wallander considers quitting police work until a friend's suspicious death pulls him into Sweden's corrupt elite circles.

The Troubled Man

Kurt Wallander • Book 10

by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson

Retired naval officer Håkan von Enke vanishes during his morning walk, pulling Wallander into a personal investigation since von Enke is his granddaughter's grandfather.

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Retired naval officer Håkan von Enke vanishes during his morning walk, pulling Wallander into a personal investigation since von Enke is his granddaughter's grandfather.

The Dogs of Riga

Kurt Wallander • Book 2

by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson

Two dead gangsters in expensive suits wash up on a Swedish beach, pulling Wallander into Latvia's violent post-communist underworld. Mankell captures a society where old certainties have collapsed into lawless brutality.

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Two dead gangsters in expensive suits wash up on a Swedish beach, pulling Wallander into Latvia's violent post-communist underworld. Mankell captures a society where old certainties have collapsed into lawless brutality.

The Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries

Kurt Wallander • Book 9

by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson, Ebba Segerberg

Before the major cases that made him famous, young Kurt Wallander cut his teeth on five challenging investigations that shaped his approach to crime. Mankell fills in his detective's origin story with characteristic Nordic noir atmosphere.

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Before the major cases that made him famous, young Kurt Wallander cut his teeth on five challenging investigations that shaped his approach to crime. Mankell fills in his detective's origin story with characteristic Nordic noir atmosphere.

Borkmann's Point

Inspector Van Veeteren • Book 2

by Håkan Nesser, Laurie Thompson

Two ax murders in the quiet seaside town of Kalbringen draw Inspector Van Veeteren into a web of old grudges and buried crimes. Nesser's Nordic mystery explores how small communities protect their secrets until violence forces truth into the light.

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Two ax murders in the quiet seaside town of Kalbringen draw Inspector Van Veeteren into a web of old grudges and buried crimes. Nesser's Nordic mystery explores how small communities protect their secrets until violence forces truth into the light.

The Man from Beijing

by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson

Mankell connects a brutal massacre in rural Sweden to historical injustices spanning from 19th-century China to modern-day revenge in this sweeping, ambitious thriller.

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Mankell connects a brutal massacre in rural Sweden to historical injustices spanning from 19th-century China to modern-day revenge in this sweeping, ambitious thriller.