The Pyramid
And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries

This collection of five stories traces the growth of Swedish Inspector Kurt Wallander into a firstrate detective, from rookie cop to young father to middleaged divorc, illuminating how Wallander became a firstrate detective and highlighting new facets of a nowcanonical character. In Wallanders First Case, the twentyoneyearold patrolmans first homicide case involves his nextdoor neighbor, seemingly dead by his own hand. Wallander is a young father confronting an unexpected threat on Christmas Eve in The Man with the Mask. In The Man on the Beach, he is on the brink of middle age and troubled by a distant wife as he unravels why a lonely man was poisoned. Newly separated in The Death of the Photographer, he investigates the murder of the local photographer and discovers some well concealed secrets. In The Pyramid he is the veteran detective uncovering connections between a downed plane and the assassination of two elderly sisters. Written from the unique perspective of an author looking back upon his own creation to discover his origins, these mysteries are vintage Mankell and essential reading for all Wallander fans. The Pyramid is a wonderful display of Mankells virtuosic powers as an acknowledged master of the police procedural.