The pyramid

and four other Kurt Wallander mysteries

by Henning Mankell

392 pages

English language

Published Feb. 1, 2008 by New Press, Distributed by W.W. Norton.

ISBN:: 978-1-56584-994-5

(13 reviews)

A volume of short works featuring the popular investigator features Wallander as a young patrolman on his first case, a new father facing unexpected danger on Christmas Eve, a middle-aged man solving a poisoning death, a separated husband investigating a photographer's murder, and a veteran detective connecting a dual murder to a plane crash.

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Greg P reviewed The Pyramid by Henning Mankell

Don't confront dangerous suspects without backup

4 stars

Content warning Minor spoilers

For weeks, Wallander has no leads on a case. Then, a chance event, or a dream, leads to a breakthrough. On a whim Wallander decides to confront a suspect without any backup and gets attacked. This happens three or four times in the book and yet I still enjoyed it.