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The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell (2010, Unabridged, Compact Disc) | ||
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| Ended: | Feb 09, 201208:39:25 PST | |
| Price: | US $44.99 | |
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| Synopsis A red ribbon is the only clue left behind at the mass murder of 19 people in a small Swedish town. Birgitta Roslin is a judge whose grandparents were two of the victims, many of whom were older residents of the town. Floored by the killings, Birgitta investigates and soon uncovers a complex web that links these deaths with the murder of a family in the United States, as well as with a little known history of slave trading between China and the U.S. during the 19th century. With this standalone thriller, Henning Mankell sweeps readers up in a fascinating story that skips across the globe and through time; THE MAN FROM BEIJING is certain to interest readers who know his brand of Scandinavian procedurals as well as newcomers.
Publisher's Note In the aftermath of the 2006 massacre of 19 people in a Swedish village, Judge Birgitta Roslin, a granddaughter of two of the victims, discovers the 19th-century diary of a gang leader that reveals the case's eerie connections to the abuse of Chinese slave workers. Simultaneous. In the aftermath of the 2006 massacre of nineteen people in a Swedish village, Judge Birgitta Roslin, a granddaughter of two of the victims, discovers the nineteenth-century diary of a gang leader that reveals the case's eerie connections to the abuse of Chinese slave workers. The acclaimed author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries, writing at the height of his powers, now gives us an electrifying stand-alone global thriller. January 2006. In the Swedish hamlet of Hesjövallen, nineteen people have been massacred. The only clue is a red ribbon found at the scene. Judge Birgitta Roslin has particular reason to be shocked: Her grandparents, the Andréns, are among the victims, and Birgitta soon learns that an Andrén family in Nevada has also been murdered. She then discovers the nineteenth-century diary of an Andrén ancestor—a gang master on the American transcontinental railway—that describes brutal treatment of Chinese slave workers. The police insist that only a lunatic could have committed the Hesjövallen murders, but Birgitta is determined to uncover what she now suspects is a more complicated truth. The investigation leads to the highest echelons of power in present-day Beijing, and to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. But the narrative also takes us back 150 years into the depths of the slave trade between China and the United States—a history that will ensnare Birgitta as she draws ever closer to solving the Hesjövallen murders. From the Hardcover edition. Industry Reviews (04/10/2010) (02/14/2010) (02/13/2010) (06/17/2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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