{"product_id":"the-pyramid-isbn-9781400095827","title":"The Pyramid","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe missing piece of the internationally bestselling Kurt Wallander mystery series:  the story of Kurt Wallander's beginnings. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e•\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThe mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama \u003ci\u003eYoung Wallander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revealing a side of Wallander that we  have never seen, the long stories collected in\u003ci\u003e The Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e are vintage Mankell. Here,  we see Wallander on his homicide first case as a twenty-one-year-old patrolman, as  a young father facing unexpected danger on Christmas Eve, as a middle-aged detective  with his marriage on the brink, as a newly separated investigator solving the brutal  murder of a local photographer, and finally as a veteran detective, with his signature  methodical and instinctive work style, discovering unexpected connections between  a downed plane and the assassination of a pair of spinster sisters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these five  riveting tales we watch Kurt Wallander come into his own not only as a detective  but as a human being\"A marvel of spare, purposeful prose and artful storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent. . . . Sure to bring [Mankell's] fans stampeding back into the fold.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Absorbing, chilling, and dripping with evil atmosphere.”–\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb. . . .Mankell has mastered his craft.\"--\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A triumph. . . . Mankell’s quiet specificity is mesmerizing. . . . They are surprising small masterpieces.”–\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, London  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No crime writer balances genre conventions with personal concerns as well as Mankell.”–\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kurt Wallander remains one of the most impressive and credible creations of crime fiction today.” –\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, London \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is Mankell in top form. . . . For Mankell\/Wallander fans [it is] a must read.”–\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMidwest Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The Wallander series . . . [is] essential reading for all crime fiction fans, and this collection adds an indispensable chapter to the saga.”–\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eInternationally bestselling novelist and playwright Henning Mankell has received the German Tolerance Prize and the U.K.’s Golden Dagger Award and has been nominated for a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize three times. His Kurt Wallander mysteries have been published in thirty-three countries and consistently top the bestseller lists in Europe. He divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he has worked as the director of Teatro Avenida since 1985.  ","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302298964197,"sku":"NP9781400095827","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781400095827.jpg?v=1767741122","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-pyramid-isbn-9781400095827","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}