Kurt Wallander book 4 · 1994
The Man Who Smiled
A lawyer Wallander knew dies in a car crash, and when the lawyer’s son is shot, Wallander returns from leave to investigate.
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Book facts
- Author
- Henning Mankell
- Series
- Kurt Wallander, book 4 of 10
- Published
- 1994
- Setting
- Set in Ystad
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
The Man Who Smiled on screen
- Wallander films (1994–2007, film, Cinema and SVT). Rolf Lassgård plays a gruff, weary Kurt Wallander in Swedish adaptations of the novels.
- 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 Man Who Smiled
7 recurring or key characters from Henning Mankell’s chart. Introduces Ann-Britt Höglund.
Lead 1
- Kurt WallanderDetective Inspector in Ystad
Major 2
- MartinssonDetective and Wallander’s colleague
- Ann-Britt HöglundFirst appearanceDetectiveJoins the team
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 Man Who Smiled.
- The Fifth Woman1996 · Kurt Wallander · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Dogs of Riga1992 · Kurt Wallander · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- One Step Behind1997 · Kurt Wallander · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Faceless Killers1991 · Kurt Wallander · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon