The Return Of The Dancing Master – Henning Mankell

Set in turn of the millenium Sweden, Stefan Lindman – previously only known to me as Wallander’s supporting detective – is diagnosed with cancer of the tongue and distracts himself during his sick leave inby investigating the murder of a former colleague, Herbert Molin, who had retired to the distant north.

The Return Of The Dancing Master is not simply a detective novel, it is also a commentary on Swedish history and society in the 20th century, and the cancer of Nazi fascist beliefs that – in Henning Manekell’s novel – lie not so dormant in some sections of modern Swedish society.

Amazon.co.uk link: The Return Of The Dancing Master – Henning Mankell