The White Lioness: A Mystery (Kurt Wallander Mysteries) - Hardcover

Mankell, Henning

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565844246 ISBN 13: 9781565844247

Publisher: New Press, The, 1998

Synopsis

In the second Kurt Wallander mystery by the award-winning author of Faceless Killers, Inspector Wallander investigates the execution of a Swedish housewife, which uncovers a plot to assassinate Nelson Mandela and leads him into a tangle with the South African secret service.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Third in the Kurt Wallander series.
The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no obvious suspect. But then Wallander learns of a determined stalker, and soon enough, the cops catch up with him. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, they realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex--and dangerous. The search for the truth behind the killing eventually uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with both the secret police and a ruthless foreign agent. Combining compelling insights into the sinister side of modern life with a riveting tale of international intrigue, The White Lioness keeps you on the knife-edge of suspense.

From the Back Cover:

Inspector Kurt Wallander returns this time to investigate a horrific crime in his Scandinavian homeland somehow linked to a troubled apartheid-era South Africa. When the tenacious sleuth's search for the truth behind the execution-style killing of a Swedish housewife uncovers a plot to assassinate Nelson Mandela, Wallander finds himself in a tangle with the South African secret service and a ruthless ex-KGB agent.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Press, The
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1565844246
• ISBN 13: 9781565844247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 500