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On an icy night in Northern Sweden Joel is drawn outside to haunt the streets. He finds the night-time activity of his stolid town mesmerising in its unexpectedness and variety. But can he deal with the knowledge that he gains about his neighbours, his father, and himself?

Tea-Bag, a young African girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long and dangerous journey to escape the horrors of human trafficking. Leyla has come with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different challenges in their new home...

Brought to you by Penguin. Since his mother's disappearance, Hans Olofson has led an isolated life. When he loses his girlfriend in tragic circumstances, he decides to fulfil her dream: to visit the grave of a legendary missionary in Zambia. On reaching Africa, Hans is struck by its beauty and...

Wie die Jahre vergehen: Kurt Wallander lebt inzwischen auf dem Land, seine Tochter Linda ist verheiratet und hat ein Kind. Bei der Geburtstagsfeier ihres Schwiegervaters Håkan erfährt Wallander erstmals von dessen Zeit als Marineoberst. Als kurz darauf Håkan und seine Frau spurlos verschwinden, verstrickt sich Wallander in einen Fall, dessen Spuren bis in den Kalten Krieg zurückreichen. Wenn Tatort-Kommissar Axel Milberg liest, steigert er mit untrüglichem Gespür für Mankells subtile Dramatik die Spannung bis zum atemberaubenden Finale.

The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case, except that there is no obvious suspect. Wallander follows a lead on a determined stalker. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, Wallander begins to realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex and dangerous. Eventually, his search uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with the secret police and with a ruthless foreign agent.

In 1875 Hans Bengler, a young entomologist, leaves Sweden for the expedition of a lifetime to the Kalahari Desert where he hopes to find a previously undiscovered insect to name after himself and advance his career. Instead, after his long and arduous journey through the sands, he finds a small...

Original Swedish crime stories from the masters of Nordic noir, including a never-before-published short story by Stieg Larsson. Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of Swedish crime writing, listeners have devoured this dark and compelling genre. Now the nation's best crime writers have been brought together to form the first-ever anthology of Swedish crime.

Joel är elva år och bor med sin pappa Samuel som är skogshuggare i ett litet norrländskt samhälle. Det finns några saker som Joel tycker är konstiga i livet: att inte veta varför och att inte kunna göra något åt det. Samuel var en gång en sjöman som reste på haven. Och en gång i tiden bodde Joels mamma fortfarande med dem. Samuel övergav havet. Och mamma övergav Samuel och Joel.

La quinta inchiesta del commissario Wallander. Mentre gli svedesi sono incollati ai televisori per seguire il campionato del mondo di calcio, per Wallander la festa si trasforma in un incubo. Nella magnifica estate nordica una ragazza si cosparge di benzina e si dà fuoco in un campo di colza in fiore. È l’inizio di una terribile serie di omicidi: come un indiano sul piede di guerra, un brutale assassino uccide silenziosamente e strappa lo scalpo al nemico sconfitto.

Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year's resolutions: 1 - to see a naked lady; 2 - to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 - to see the sea. They all look pretty impossible for a motherless boy in Northern Sweden. Especially as his sailor dad is keen to drown his sadness in drink, and all the local matrons are narrowly watching the pair of them.

At three p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in 1911, Oskar Johansson is caught in a blast in an industrial accident. The local newspaper reports him dead, but they are mistaken. Because Oskar Johansson is a born survivor. Though crippled, Oskar finds the strength to go on living and working. The Rock Blaster charts his long professional life - his hopes and dreams, sorrows and joys. His relationship with the woman whose love saved him, with the labour movement that gave him a cause to believe in, and with his children, who do not share his ideals.  

Alles beginnt mit dem Verschwinden einer schwedischen Immobilienmaklerin - doch schon bald weisen immer mehr Details auf ein teuflisches Komplott von internationalen Dimensionen hin. Kommissar Wallander stößt bei seinen Ermittlungen unter anderem auf die Spur einer südafrikanischen Geheimorganisation und weiß bald, dass das Schicksal von Hunderttausenden auf dem Spiel steht.

Joel thinks nothing is going on in his small town. But he's wrong. One day, a miracle happens to him. He's very nearly run over by a bus, but is miraculously unhurt. Shouldn't he show gratitude somehow? Surely a good deed of some sort is in order. But what?

In un tiepido pomeriggio di giugno del 1969, Wallander viene svegliato di soprassalto da un forte rumore che si insinua nei suoi sogni. Uno sparo. Non gli ci vorrà molto per scoprire il corpo senza vita del suo vicino: una macchia di sangue intorno al cuore, un revolver accanto alla mano. Agente poco più che ventenne, ambizioso e ancora innamorato di Mona, Wallander si trova così a collaborare con la squadra investigativa di cui da sempre sogna di far parte, una scelta che porta ad amari scontri con il padre.

Joel ska snart fylla tretton år. Det lilla samhälle där han växer upp känns som för trånga kläder. Dessutom börjar han uppleva den märkliga klåda som vuxna kallar för kärlek. Problemet är bara att flickan i hans drömmar är tio är äldre än han själv. För att finna en lösning på sina problem bestämmer han sig för att bli rockstjärna. Det ska hjälpa honom ut i världen. Till allt det som väntar bortanför älven och de djupa skogarna.

Joel ska snart fylla tolv och han tycker att det är stendött i det lilla samhälle där han bor, inget händer någonsin. Det visar sig att han har fel. En dag inträffar ett mirakel: han blir överkörd av en buss men klarar sig utan en skråma. Ja, vad gör man när man är med om ett mirakel? Bör man inte visa sin tacksamhet på något sätt? Men hur? Joel kommer fram till att han måste gottgöra det fantastiska som hänt honom genom att göra en god gärning. Han bestämmer sig för att hjälpa sin ensamma och blyga vän Gertrud att hitta en karl.

Es sollte ein harmloses Rollenspiel unter Jugendlichen werden, am 21. Juni 1996, ein Verkleidungsritual in der mythenumrankten Mittsommernacht...

Zwei junge Mädchen überfallen einen Taxifahrer, betäuben ihn mit einem Hammer und töten ihn kaltblütig mit einem Messer...

La quarta inchiesta del commissario Wallander. Nel sud della Scania coperta dalla fitta nebbia di ottobre, l’avvocato Gustaf Torstensson viene trovato morto all'interno della sua auto. Per la polizia di Ystad si tratta di un incidente. Intanto, Kurt Wallander è deciso a porre termine alla sua carriera di poliziotto, ma quando viene a sapere che qualcuno ha sparato al suo amico Sten Torstensson, il figlio di Gustaf, decide di tornare a Ystad e riprendere servizio per un'altra, appassionante indagine.

Henning Mankells letzter Roman: Zeit des Abschieds. In jener Herbstnacht wecken Fredrik Welin lodernde Flammen. Nichts von seinem alten, abgelegenen Haus auf der Schäreninsel, nichts von seinem bisherigen Leben ist zu retten. Die Polizei mutmaßt Brandstiftung. Und plötzlich sieht sich Welin nicht nur mit dem Verdacht des Versicherungsbetrugs konfrontiert, er muss sich auch der Frage stellen, ob es mit beinahe siebzig Jahren überhaupt noch möglich ist, neu anzufangen.