Henning Mankell is the prizewinning and internationally acclaimed author of novels for both adults and young people. His Inspector Wallander mysteries dominate bestseller lists across Europe. Born in a village in northern Sweden, he divides his time between Sweden and Africa, where he works with AID...

Henning Mankell is the prizewinning and internationally acclaimed author of novels for both adults and young people. His Inspector Wallander mysteries dominate bestseller lists across Europe. Born in a village in northern Sweden, he divides his time between Sweden and Africa, where he works with AIDS-related charities. He is also director of Teatro Avenida in Maputo, Mozambique. Mankell's companion novels about Joel and his father are A Bridge to the Stars, Shadows in the Twilight, and When the Snow Fell.