By Henning Mankell
The fundamental learn for all enthusiasts of Kurt Wallander.
When Kurt Wallander first seemed in Faceless Killers again in 1990, he was once a senior police officer, simply became 40, together with his existence in a multitude. His spouse had left him, his father slightly said him; he ate badly and drank by myself at evening. The Pyramid chronicles the occasions that led him to the sort of position. We see him within the early years, doing hours at the beat while attempting to clear up a homicide off-duty; witness the beginnings of his fragile courting with Mona, the lady he has his center set on marrying; and study the explanation at the back of his problems together with his father. those exciting stories supply a desirable perception into Wallander's personality, and insist to be learn in a single sitting. From the stabbing of a neighbour in 1969 to a mild plane coincidence in 1989, each tale is a crucial piece of the Wallander sequence, displaying Mankell on the most sensible of his video game. that includes an creation from the writer, The Pyramid...
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She wore no rings. He briefly considered asking her out but then dismissed the thought, horrified. It was as if Mona had overheard his thoughts. ’ That surprised Wallander. ’ ‘You can hear it,’ she said firmly. ’ ‘What would be strange about that? ’ Wallander nodded. Of course she was right. And if she was right he 46 219O_tx:219O_co 30/7/08 10:11 Page 47 had found out something valuable. There had been a woman in Hålén’s life after all. ‘Good,’ he said. ’ Before she answered, a customer walked in.
They go to the General Inheritance Fund. ’ ‘Not very thoroughly, I suspect,’ Hemberg said. ’ Hemberg walked over to a cabinet that stood against one wall. He took a key from his pocket and unlocked it. Then he nodded at Wallander to join him. He pointed at some folders with a ribbon around them that were lying to one side. ‘These are my constant companions,’ Hemberg said. ‘Three murder cases that are still neither solved nor old enough to have lapsed. I am not the one who is in charge of them.
But he sounds good in all respects. ’ ‘What’s his name? What does he do? ’ ‘Kidneys. If you’ve heard of them. He’s a researcher. And in addition he likes to hunt small game. ’ At that precise moment Wallander dropped a plate. It cracked in two. His father did not look up from the paper. ‘That’ll cost you,’ he said. Wallander had had enough. He took his coat and left without a word. I will never go out to Österlen, he thought. I will never set foot 51 219O_tx:219O_co 30/7/08 10:11 Page 52 in his home again.