Kurt Wallander book 6 · 1996
The Fifth Woman
An elderly car dealer and birdwatcher is found murdered in a deadly trap in a ditch, and soon another man is found dead.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Book facts
- Author
- Henning Mankell
- Series
- Kurt Wallander, book 6 of 10
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set in Ystad
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
The Fifth Woman on screen
- Wallander (2008–2016, series, BBC One). Kenneth Branagh plays Wallander in English-language adaptations filmed in Ystad and the southern Swedish countryside.
Who is in The Fifth Woman
7 recurring or key characters from Henning Mankell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Kurt WallanderDetective Inspector in Ystad
Major 2
- MartinssonDetective and Wallander’s colleague
- Ann-Britt HöglundDetective
Minor and cameo 4
- Linda WallanderKurt’s daughter, a new police officer
- SvedbergDetective
- Baiba LiepaLatvian widow Wallander loves
- Povel WallanderKurt’s father, a painter
Also featuring these characters
Other Henning Mankell books that share the most characters with The Fifth Woman.
- The Man Who Smiled1994 · Kurt Wallander · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The White Lioness1993 · Kurt Wallander · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Dogs of Riga1992 · Kurt Wallander · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Firewall1998 · Kurt Wallander · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon