The Dogs of Riga: A Kurt Wallendar Mystery

Mankell, Henning

ISBN 10: 1565847873 / ISBN 13: 9781565847873

Published by New Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dogs of Riga: A Kurt Wallendar Mystery
• Publisher: New Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565847873
• ISBN 13: 9781565847873
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition/First Printing
• Condition: Near Fine+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+
• Seller catalogs:
  • MODERN FIRST EDITIONS

About this title

Synopsis

The Dogs of Riga takes Inspector Kurt Wallander to Riga, Latvia, to investigate the murder of two Eastern European criminals.

About the Author

Internationally acclaimed author Henning Mankell has written nine Kurt Wallander mysteries. The books have been published in thirty-three countries and consistently top the bestseller lists in Europe, receiving major literary prizes (including the UK's Golden Dagger for Sidetracked) and generating numerous international film and television adaptations. Born in 1948, Mankell grew up in the Swedish village of Sveg. He now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as a director at Teatro Avenida. Translator Laurie Thompson lives in Wales and has edited Swedish Book Review since its launch in 1983. He has translated fifteen books from Swedish, including three Kurt Wallander mysteries.